000 FZPN03 KNHC 150244 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC TUE MAY 15 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE MAY 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 17. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 10.5N 108.5W 1004 MB AT 0300 UTC MAY 15 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS LESS THAN 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 11.1N 112.1W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 11.7N 116.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 12.0N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 12.5N 122.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM ALETTA WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SECOND LOW PRES REFORMED NEAR 06.5N123W 1009 MB MOVING W 15 KT. WITHIN 270 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH TROPICAL STORM ALETTA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. WITHIN 120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SECOND LOW PRES TO WEAKEN TO TROUGH ALONG 126W. FROM 04N TO 17N BETWEEN 126W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH TROPICAL STORM ALETTA WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM N OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. WITHIN 60 NM S OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. TROUGH ALONG 129W S OF 07N. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N98W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .N OF 24N E OF 120W TO W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF 120W AND 300 NM SE OF LINE FROM 27N120W TO 16N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WITHIN 210 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N FROM 115W TO 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC TUE MAY 15... .NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF T.S. ALETTA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. .SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N76W TO 10.5N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N92W 1007 MB TO 12N102W...WHERE T.S. ALETTA HAS SEPARATED FROM TROUGH...THEN TROUGH RESUMES FROM NEAR 09N105W TO 07N112W TO LOW PRES NEAR 07N123W 1008 MB TO 05N125W...THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ CONTINUING ON TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 81W AND 87W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N AND 30 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 136W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.