000
FZPN03 KNHC 182140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA NEAR 14.4N 113.5W 1006 MB AT 2100 
UTC MAY 18 MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 14.2N 
112.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ALETTA NEAR 12.7N 
112.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 30 KT.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 117W AND 123W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 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 2100 UTC FRI MAY 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT OF T.D. ALETTA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 09N90W TO 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
13N101W TO 14N110W. ITCZ FROM 09N120W TO 05N129W TO 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 13N100W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 09N E OF 99W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.