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FZPN03 KNHC 202145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN MAY 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 09N99W 1006 MB NEARLY STATIONARY. WITHIN 240 NM 
SE QUADRANT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... NEAR 
09N101W 1004 MB. WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
10N102W 1002 MB. WITHIN 300 NM SE SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM NW 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.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 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N99W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 
12N102W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 17N TO 24N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN MAY 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 11N93W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N99W 
1006 MB TO 07N120W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N120W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES NEAR 09N99W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
TROUGH AXIS E OF 95W.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.