000
FZPN03 KNHC 121553
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAY 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAY 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 27N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 08N W OF 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND 
S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 27N W OF 123W AND N OF 27N BETWEEN 
123W AND 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
N OF 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 25N115W TO 00N91W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
25N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 12N90W 
BETWEEN 90W AND 110W...AND S OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 86W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAY 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 08N83W TO 05N95W TO 
09N115W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
01N TO 08N E OF 83W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 93W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 
120W AND 140W.
 
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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.