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FZPN03 KNHC 171532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAY 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 12.1N 114.8W 1006 MB AT 1500 
UTC MAY 17 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 12.8N 115.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 13.5N 
114.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 13.0N
113.0W. 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 12.0N
112.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W W WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU MAY 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM SE AND 90 NM NE 
QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO LOW PRES NEAR 13N102W 1008 MB TO 
11N107W. ITCZ FROM 06N120W TO 06N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM S OF AXIS FROM 78W TO 84W. 
NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 100 NM S OF AXIS FROM 94W TO 97W AND 
WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS FROM 99W TO 103W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.