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FZPN03 KNHC 202104
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 22N WITHIN 150 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W COAST NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW WIND WAVES AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING S AND 
NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW WIND WAVES AND S SWELL. FROM 08N TO 
18N 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 8 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N 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 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

.S OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR WEAK TROUGH FROM 12N103W TO 05N110W. WITHIN 120 NM SE 
OF TROUGH AXIS SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
10N BETWEEN 95W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 14N104W TO 05N113W. FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 102W AND 107W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 2045 UTC FRI MAY 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 11N86W TO 13N95W TO 
08N110W TO 06N135W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 102W AND WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 130W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
180 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 110W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.