000
FZPN03 KNHC 151501
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAY 15 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 121W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W N TO NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

.W OF LINE FROM 25N117W TO 20N117W TO 05N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 124W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI MAY 15...

SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL 
AMERICA COAST BETWEEN 88W AND 102W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG LINE FROM 08N78W TO 
10N96W TO 14N105W TO 09N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM S OF AXIS E OF 96W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 128W. CONVECTION WILL 
REMAIN ACTIVE DUE TO FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS.

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.