000
FZPN03 KNHC 181518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 
97W AND NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 97W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 
97W AND 8 FT W OF 97W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 

.FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 115W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON MAY 18...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N110W TO 06N130W TO 
07N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 05N88W AND 
ALSO 08.5N112W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 40 NM OF 06N123W.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.