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FZPN03 KNHC 110914
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAY 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAY 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.NW OF LINE 30N135W TO 27N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 28N117W TO 25N130W TO 22N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N125W. FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 97W AND 106W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0845 UTC FRI MAY 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 10N100W TO 08N104W...THEN 
THE ITCZ CONTINUES TO 05N120W TO 03N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 
88W AND 94W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS ALSO NOTED FROM 05N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 96W AND 117W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.