000 FZPN03 KNHC 182030 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI MAY 18 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI MAY 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .LOW PRES NEAR 07N130W 1010 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 09N127W 1011 MB. FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 10N129W 1011 MB. WITHIN 225 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 19N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. N OF 10N W OF A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 12N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 0N BETWEEN 99W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04N BETWEEN 95W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC FRI MAY 18... .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...COSTA RICA...AND PANAMA. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 11N86W TO 09N110W TO 09N122W TO 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07N130W TO 07N132W. ITCZ FROM 07N132W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 114W AND 132W AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE ITCZ. $$ .FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.