000
FZPN03 KNHC 160343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N124W TO 23N126W. N OF 28N WITHIN 240 
NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 23N119W TO 06N140W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 0300 UTC SAT MAY 16...

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST FROM 
92W TO 97W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 05N77W TO 12N110W 
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 04N86W TO 11N110W TO 04N140W. 

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.