000
FZPN03 KNHC 180315
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 116W...AND S OF 05N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 
114W...AND S OF 06N BETWEEN 96W AND 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. 
S OF 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN SW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 27N140W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 123W SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WITHIN 210 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC TUE MAY 18...

.LOW PRES NEAR 09.5N113.5W 1010 MB WITH TROPICAL WAVE FROM 
05N114W TO 14N1114W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
OF LOW CENTER NE AND E QUADRANTS...AND SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
90 NM W SEMICIRCLE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 07N78W TO 08N87W TO 
09N92W TO 06N103W TO 09N112W TO 06N128W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 110W. 
NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS AND 
45 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 121W.
 
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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.