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FZPN03 KNHC 050943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC THU MAY 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N99W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 108W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W NE 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0845 UTC THU MAY 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS ALONG 09N84W TO 07N90W 
TO 10N108W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS AND 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W 
AND 108W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.