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FZPN03 KNHC 172121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAY 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAY 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAY 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 05N140W TO 10N136W TO 12N133W. FROM 10N TO 14N
BETWEEN 130W AND 139W AND NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 130W AND
139W...AND FROM 11.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF 140W. FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13.5N W OF 133.5W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN MIXED NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N125.5W TO 26N133W TO
26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.S OF 02.5S BETWEEN 100W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT IN SE WINDWAVES AND SW SWELL. 
.24 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 2030 UTC TUE MAY 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...  
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 1009 MB OVER COLOMBIA NEAR
09.5N75W TO 09N88W TO 09N103W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...
CONTINUING ON TO 11N118W TO 09.5N129W TO 09N137W TO BEYOND
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM
03.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 78W AND 87W...AND FROM 07N TO 12.5N BETWEEN
92W AND 100W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION
NOTED WITHIN 240 NM N AND NW OF ITCZ W OF 117W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.