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FZPN03 KNHC 191516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAY 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAY 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 70 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W TO 13N103W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N98W TO 13N105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 14 FT E OF 98W AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 98W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 28N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 115W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 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 TUE MAY 19...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N105W TO 07N115W TO 
04N140W.
SCATTERED TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 05.5N77.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 05.5N85.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 04N90W TO 10N98W TO 07N106W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 11.5N98.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N FROM 108W TO 
111W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 09N FROM 113W TO 118W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 15N FROM 114W TO 116W.  

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.