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FZPN03 KNHC 160248
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAY 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 18.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 11.7N 110.9W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC MAY 
16 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT 
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 80 NM NE AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 12.4N 114.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM NE...30 NM SE...0 NM SW...AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 13.0N 115.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 13.5N
116.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 14.5N
115.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 
NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.N OF 26N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 123W AND 129W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED MAY 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF T.S. 
ALETTA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 09N98W TO 13N108W...THEN RESUMES 
FROM 08N110W TO 06N125W. ITCZ FROM 05N127W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 108W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF 05N126W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.