000 FZPN03 KNHC 170402 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC SUN MAY 17 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAY 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N121W TO 22N123W. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N124W TO 25N125W. N OF 27N WITHIN 420 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 30N126W TO 24N129W. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SUN MAY 17... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N77W TO 15N109W TO 10N116W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 09N79W TO 06N86W...WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 14N111W TO 07N119W...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 07N130W TO 09N135W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.