000 FZPN03 KNHC 150920 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC TUE MAY 15 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE MAY 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 17. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 10.8N 108.7W 1004 MB AT 0900 UTC MAY 15 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 12 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 11.4N 112.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT. QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 11.9N 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 DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 12.5N 119.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 13.0N 121.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM ALETTA WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN TROPICAL STORM ALETTA WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH TROPICAL STORM ALETTA WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .LOW PRES NEAR 06N123W 1011 MB MOVING W-SW 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .LOW PRES TO WEAKEN TO TROUGH ALONG 125W. S OF 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 127W S OF 07N. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 24N E OF 120W TO W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 119W TO W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 113W AND 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .FROM 15N TO 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 21N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 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 0845 UTC TUE MAY 15... .NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NW SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF T.S. ALETTA. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 11N83W THEN RESUMES AT 08N110W TO 06N122W. ITCZ CONTINUES TO 03N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF TROUGH TO 13N E OF 98W TO THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG S OF TROUGH TO 04N BETWEEN 86W AND 102W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.