000
FZPN03 KNHC 181519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 133W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 11N W OF 115W AND S OF 05N FROM 100W TO 
115W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 15N W OF 122W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 
115W AND S OF 07N FROM 95W TO 115W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 123W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 
90W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO 
SW SWELL.

.N OF 23N WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA  NW WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
NW WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC TUE MAY 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST FROM 03N TO 07N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 03N78W TO 07N96W TO 
07N109W TO 09N118W TO 06N125W TO 06N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS FROM 86W TO 115W AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
AXIS FROM 123W TO 136W.
 
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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.