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FZPN03 KNHC 051532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAY 05 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAY 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAY 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 138W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W. N OF 29N E 
OF FRONT TO 137W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT MAY 05... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 06N94W TO 07N110W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 07N110W TO 04N125W TO 06N140W. A CLUSTER OF 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN ABOUT 180 NM S 
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W...FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 
107W AND 111W...AND FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W. 
ANOTHER CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS 
FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 95W.
   
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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.