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FZPN03 KNHC 161527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 18.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM ALETTA NEAR 11.8N 112.6W 1004 MB AT 1500 UTC MAY
16 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT 
GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 80 NM NE QUADRANT AND 60 
NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 12.6N 114.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 13.5N 115.3W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 14.1N
114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 14.5N
113.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

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

.N OF 27N E OF 119W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED MAY 16...

.NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NE 
QUADRANT OF TROPICAL STORM ALETTA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N78W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N97W 1008 MB TO 
12N106W. ITCZ FROM 06N116W TO 03N140W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO 
STRONG FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
STRONG FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 106W AND 111W. 

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.