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FZPN03 KNHC 051508
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 
12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 91W 
AND 110W 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 116W NE 
TO E 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 
26N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 135W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC THU MAY 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS ALONG 09N84W TO 07N95W 
TO 10N106W TO 08N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 88W.  
SIMILAR CONVECTION IS N OF 04N E OF 85W TO THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS ALSO NOTED 
FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 99W AND 102W...AND FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 101W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 90 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 106W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.