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FZPN03 KNHC 160750
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W. WITHIN 30N133W TO 
30N135W TO 26N138W TO 25N138W TO 25N136W TO 27N135W TO 30N133W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 28N118W TO 30N120W TO 30N126W TO 29N125W TO 25N125W TO
25N120W TO 28N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH NEXT FEATURE.

.WITHIN 07N97W TO 22N127W TO 19N140W TO 00N140W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S83W TO 07N97W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...MIXED WITH NW
SWELL N OF 10N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N114W TO 14N140W TO 00N140W TO 
06N128W TO 12N97W TO 26N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN S TO SW SWELL...MIXED WITH NW SWELL N OF 10N. WITHIN 02N96W 
TO 03N101W TO 00N106W TO 02S116W TO 03S104W TO 02S98W TO 02N96W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N136W TO 11N137W TO 11N140W TO 
06N140W TO 07N136W TO 10N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 02S99W TO 01S107W TO 01S114W TO 03.4S120W 
TO 03.4S97W TO 02S99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W
TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO
29N139W TO 30N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 
28N137W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC TUE MAY 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 08N90W TO 06N100W. 
ITCZ FROM 06N100W TO 04N120W TO 02N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE 
SCATTERED STRONG FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 77W AND 83W...AND FROM 
04N TO 11N BETWEEN 77W AND 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 106W AND 111W ...AND FROM 02N TO 
08N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03.4S TO 02N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 88W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.