000
FZPN03 KNHC 180913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 132W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 
110W AND 132W AND S OF 05N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 106W 
AND S OF 05N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL.

.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 240 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 0730 UTC TUE MAY 18...
.TROUGH 10N132W TO 05N133W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM W 
OF TROUGH FROM 05N TO 08N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST FROM 10N TO 14N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 03N78W TO 07N94W TO 
06N103W TO 09N114W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 117W AS WELL AS WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 110W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 126W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.