000
FZPN03 KNHC 211527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAY 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 121W AND 135W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 125W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN E OF 122W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...FROM 07N TO 27N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N 
TO 17N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W...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 
W OF A LINE FROM 20N116W TO 01N80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 26N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIX OF NE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 26N W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIX OF NE WIND WAVES AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 
135W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 1445 UTC FRI MAY 21...

.TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM EPAC ALONG 82W NE INTO SW 
CARIBBEAN OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE 
TO STRONG WITHIN 280 NM E OF WAVE BETWEEN 03.5N AND 13N.

.TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W ASSOCIATED WITH MID LEVEL CYCLONIC 
CIRCULATION CENTER NEAR 09.5N87W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...DECREASING IN COVERAGE 
PAST FEW HOURS. 

.1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 08.5N130W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 09N78W TO 08N81W TO 
09N93W TO 07N105W THEN CONTINUES FROM 09N110W TO 08N130W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 91W AND 99W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 134W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.