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FZPN03 KNHC 020934
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAY 02 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN MAY 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAY 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE 30N136W TO 16N112W. N OF 10N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 16N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 10N W OF 128W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. N OF 
14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N134W TO 15N116W. N OF 08N W OF 130W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N 
OF 25N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
08N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 106W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 08N W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N135W TO 15N113W. N OF 08N W OF 133W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. N 
OF 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 119W AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
W OF LINE FROM 20N110W TO 00N94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA...FROM 23N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA...FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN MAY 02...

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 10N86W TO 07N100W TO 
05N115W TO 04N125W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 480 NM S
OF AXIS BETWEEN 91W AND 99W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 109W AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 90 NM TO 180 NM N OF AXIS W OF 138W.

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF PANAMA AND 
COSTA RICA COASTS BETWEEN 82W AND 86W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.