000
FZPN03 KNHC 201521
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...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 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N E OF 116W NW 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.

.LOW 11N109W 1007 MB STATIONARY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 11N109W 1007 MB. WITHIN 150 NM WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 11N108W 1007 MB LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAY 20...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N105W TO 10N120W TO 
04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 07N78.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 08.5N95W TO 13.5N102.5W TO 07N110W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 08.5N114W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N119W TO 
09N125W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 08N127W TO 05N136W.

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.