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FZPN03 KNHC 030923
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAY 03 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. NW OF THE FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 25N134W TO 23N140W.
NW OF THE FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO
21N130W TO 19N140W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 128W AND 134W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07 TO 09N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE MAY 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
  
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N85W TO 08N100W TO 08N110W.
THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N110W TO 06N120W TO 05N130W TO BEYOND
04N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS
WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 95W...AND WITHIN 90 NM
N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS NOTED
WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 115W. SIMILAR
CONVECTION IS FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 133W AND 136W.

$$

.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.