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FZPN03 KNHC 052111
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAY 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 27N118W TO 20N125W...THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 17N140W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 124W AND
135W WINDS 20 KT OE LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO
22N122W. N OF A LINE FROM 24N134W TO 27N120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W
AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N87W
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU MAY 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
  
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 09N88W TO 07N118W. ITCZ FROM 07N118W TO
04N125W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 99W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 107W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ W OF 138W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.