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FZPN03 KNHC 202113
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM N OF 26N E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN 112W AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. FROM 
20N TO 26W W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN E OF 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 
25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE 
AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N...EXCEPT GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND SW SWELL. 

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MERGING NE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W 
S OF LINE FROM 04N82W TO 17N127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIX OF NE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO 
SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC THU MAY 20...
.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84.5W N OF 02N...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO STRONG N OF 05N BETWEEN 83W AND 90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 08.5N83W TO 
09.5N92W TO 08N100W TO 06N118W TO 08N129W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS W OF 134W.
 
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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.