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FZPN03 KNHC 172140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 13.1N 114.7W 1006 MB AT 2100 
UTC MAY 17 MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 13.8N 114.6W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF 
CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 13.9N 
113.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER 20 KT 
GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 13.0N 
112.5W. 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 12.0N 
112.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N99W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N101W 1006 MB. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N100W 1004 MB. WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 123W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU MAY 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
ALETTA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 06N77W TO LOW PRES NEAR 13N101W 1008 MB TO 
13N110W. ITCZ FROM 05N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 30 NM N TO 75 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS E OF 100W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.