000
FZPN03 KNHC 180227
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAY 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAY 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 05N141W TO 13N132W. WITHIN 240 NM NW OF TROUGH NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO
16N BETWEEN 131W AND 140W...AND FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 122W AND
131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF 140W. FROM 12.5N TO 16N W OF 133W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 15N W OF 134.5W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8
FT IN MIXED NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 30N123.5W TO 26N134W TO
27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.S OF 03S W OF 104W 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 0130 UTC WED MAY 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...  
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 09.5N83W TO 07.5N95W TO
08N103W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO
09N112W TO 09N123W TO 09.5N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION NOTED FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 79W AND 87.5W...AND
FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE
TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 240 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 109W
AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.