000
FZPN03 KNHC 182054
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N W OF 115W AND S OF 07N FROM 98W TO 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 110W 
AND S OF 08N FROM 92W TO 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 105W 
AND SW OF LINE 15N105W TO 04N80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 05N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 125W. 

.N OF 23N WITHIN 120 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 BETWEEN 117W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2045 UTC TUE MAY 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST FROM 03N TO 07N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 08N78W TO 08N88W TO 
07N105W TO 10N115W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90-120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 100W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120-180 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 
105W AND 114W. 
 
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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.