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FZPN03 KNHC 050308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAY 05 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 28N130W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 27N W OF 125W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N BETWEEN 
120W AND 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. FROM 21N TO 28N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 21N128W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 16N TO 25N W OF 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT MAY 05...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90-120 NM S OF A LINE 
FROM 07.5N80W TO 90W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF SAME LINE W OF 86W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 09N88W TO 07N98W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N98W TO 08N112W TO 04N124W 
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF 
MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 91W AND 95W...AND FROM 06N TO 07N BETWEEN 
95W AND 100W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.