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FZPN03 KNHC 231523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                       
1630 UTC THU MAY 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 
23N122W TO 27N116W TO 29.5N115.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 
22.5N115.5W TO 20N120W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 125W...SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXING N TO 
NE AND W SWELL W OF 125W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 18N114W 
TO 11N118W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL MIXING WITH W TO NW SWELL. 

.W OF LINE FROM 17.5N140W TO 14.5N131W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 11N140W TO 14N134W TO 18N135W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH AREA OF N TO NE SWELL 
ABOVE.

.WITHIN AREA S OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 04N92.5W TO 09.5N91W TO 
15N112W TO 00N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SW SWELL. S OF 01.5N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA S OF LINE FROM 00N94W TO 05.5N94W 
TO 08N91W TO 13N100W TO 05N120W TO 00N123W...AND S OF 05N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 112W...AND S OF 03N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5N AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC THU MAY 23... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 06.5N74.5W TO 
13N87.5W TO LOW PRES NEAR 10.5N103W 1009 MB TO 08.5N118W...WHERE 
IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 09N123W TO 11.5N133W 
TO BEYOND 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 78W AND 86W...AND WITHIN 210 
NM N AND 300 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. SCATTERED TO 
LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 
NM N AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 102W AND 116W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM S AND 180 NM N 
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 129W AND 135W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.