000
FZPN03 KNHC 180904
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. PACIFIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 105W NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 127W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N117W TO 27N120W. N OF 27N E OF 
122W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. PACIFIC FROM 
22N TO 27N BETWEEN 115W AND 110W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 130W AND S OF 22N W OF 105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND S 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WITHIN 240 NM W OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 130W AND S OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
BETWEEN 130W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT  
PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.  

.WITHIN 240 NM SE OF LINE 07N105W TO 10N100W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
BETWEEN 105W AND 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 08N E OF 85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 105W AND 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 08N E OF 86W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 105W AND 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 85W AND 80W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT N OF 30N. N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0900 UTC WED MAY 18...

.MONSOONAL TROUGH AXIS FROM 15N96W TO 06N123W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 82W 
AND 88W AND FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 110W AND N OF 10N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 101W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 06N123W TO 03N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.