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FZPN03 KNHC 160155
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAY 16 2023

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W. WITHIN 29N133W TO 30N133W 
TO 30N138W TO 27N140W TO 21N140W TO 22N139W TO 29N133W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N134.5W TO
23.5N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30N120W TO 30N129W TO 26N133W TO 22N133W TO 19N130W TO
22N122W TO 30N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 09N106W TO 11N123W TO 19N140W TO 00N140W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S85W TO 09N106W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED WITH
NW SWELL N OF 10N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 18N110W TO 26N114W TO 15N140W TO 
00N140W TO 09N109W TO 09N94W TO 18N110W...INCLUDING WITHIN 60 NM 
OF SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 03N93W TO 03N98W TO 00N108W TO 01S120W TO 03S117W
TO 03S95W TO 03N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N133W TO 13N140W TO 06N140W TO 
06N134W TO 07N132W TO 11N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 01S104W TO 01S108W TO 02S118W TO 
03.4S120W TO 03.4S101W TO 01S104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN S SWELL.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15.5N94.5W TO 16.5N94.5W TO 16N95.5W TO
15N95.5W TO 15N95W TO 15.5N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 28N140W TO 
28N138W TO 30N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0050 UTC TUE MAY 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 05N94W TO 06N100W. 
ITCZ FROM 06N100W TO 07N130W TO BEYOND 03N140W. NUMEROUS 
MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG FROM 02S TO 10N BETWEEN 77W AND 87W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO 07N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 102W...FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W... AND FROM 03N 
TO 08N BETWEEN 121W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.