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FZPN03 KNHC 221509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                       
1630 UTC WED MAY 22 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 132W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
N TO NE WINDS W OF 126W. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N119W TO 26N130W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 118.5W AND 126W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 28N116W TO 24.5N120W TO 26N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT NW TO N 
SWELL E OF 120W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA NW OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 22N111W 
TO 17N121W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. E OF 126W SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF 126W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND 
NE SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 09N135W TO 13N130W. N OF 12.5N WITHIN 240 NM NW OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 129W AND 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 
129W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N138W TO 13N134W. N OF 11N 
WITHIN 240 NM NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N142W TO 13N140W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 12.5N WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.S OF LINE FROM 00N94.5W TO 10N98W TO 10N110W TO 00N126W    
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 04N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION DESCRIBED W OF 98W VALID 1330 UTC WED MAY 22... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N82W TO 
12.5N90W TO 13N100W TO 09.5N115W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 07.5N123W TO 11.5N131W TO 03.5N140W. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N AND 210 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 98W 
AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 128W AND 135W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.