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FZPN03 KNHC 021511
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON MAY 02 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAY 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 28N W OF 123W AND FROM 15N TO 27N BETWEEN 123W AND 
112W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N W OF 127W AND N OF 27N E OF 127W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N W OF 130W AND N OF 25N BETWEEN 130W 
AND 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N125W.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 10N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N95W TO 09N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC MON MAY 02...

.TROUGH FROM 11N114W TO 06N116W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 06N77W TO 05N86W TO 
08N101W TO 02N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG WITHIN 30 NM 
LINE 07N77W TO 06N93W AND FROM 01N TO 05N BETWEEN 104W AND 
115W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.