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FZPN03 KNHC 052149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 21N130W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 18N TO 28N W OF 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 18N130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 20N125W TO 13N140W...EXCEPT
N OF 28N W OF 135W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

.FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 117W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 04N TO 11N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 11N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. S OF 03N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 11N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT MAY 05...
.LOW PRES NEAR 06N1115W 1011 MB WITH TROUGH FROM 11N112W TO 
LOW...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF 
LOW.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N78W TO 11N88W TO 06N100W TO 
08N111W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
05N116W TO 04N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 86.5W. SIMILAR CONVECTION 
IS WITHIN 60-75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 14N92W TO 07N98W. 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 102W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 05N130W TO 
02N124W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.