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FZPN03 KNHC 040333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAY 04 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAY 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
FROM 12N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 01S BETWEEN 89W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM 30N135W TO 
28N140W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 
25N130W. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
N OF LINE FROM 25N130W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC THU MAY 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09.5N74W TO 09N87W TO 09.5N97W TO 
07N112W...THEN TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 06N124W TO 
05N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 
81W AND 95W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N 
AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 98W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N AND 60 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 
112W AND 132W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.