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FZPN03 KNHC 201459
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 22N WITHIN 180 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W COAST NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW WINDS WAVES AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 23N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING S AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W 
COAST NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 112W AND 
125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 26N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

.S OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR WEAK TROUGH FROM 12N103W TO 06N110W. WITHIN 120 NM SE 
OF TROUGH AXIS SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 97W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N104W TO 05N114W. FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 102W AND 107W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1445 UTC FRI MAY 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 13N88W TO 13N97W TO 
06N110W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 102W...WITHIN 150 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 120W...AND WITHIN 90-120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS W OF 130W.  

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.