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FZPN03 KNHC 060244 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAY 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAY 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 
93.5W AND 97.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 13.5N95W 
TO 11.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N...N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 
98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N124W TO 26N130W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND N WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 
21N132W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N TO NE W 
OF 126W. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 132W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N128W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. FROM 10N TO 
12N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 15N 
TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 25N113W TO 16N127W TO 15N133W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NORTHERLY SWELL. 

.FROM 04S TO 07.5N BETWEEN 83W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND W WIND WAVES.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 31N S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 30N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT MAY 6...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N72W TO 10N85W TO 11N93W TO 
09.5N97W TO 09.5N104W TO 06N114W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N114W TO 
06N130W TO BEYOND04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 
02N TO 11N E OF 94W...AND FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
120W AND 127W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.