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FZPN03 KNHC 051501
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAY 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W 
TO 11.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 
21N132W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W 
AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N140W TO 30N133W TO 30N116W TO 26N114W 
TO 17N140W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NORTHERLY SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 30.5N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 30.5N NW 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 AT 1500 UTC FRI MAY 5...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 12.5N94W TO 08N110W. ITCZ FROM 
08N110W TO 04N123W TO 05N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 13N E OF 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 111W AND 116W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 118W AND 128W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.