High Seas Forecast
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON MAY 20 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 24N114W TO 21N124W TO 29N140W TO 06N140W TO 06N117W TO
14N120W TO 24N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N135W TO 18N138W TO 18N140W TO
13N140W TO 13N136W TO 14N135W TO 17N135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N115W TO
30N140W TO 05N140W TO 08N130W TO 19N127W TO 20N115W TO
30N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N118W TO 30N118W TO 30N140W TO
05N140W TO 06N137W TO 20N125W TO 24N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 30N121W TO 30N137W TO 27N134W TO 26N127W TO 30N121W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WITHIN 16N106W TO 08N112W TO 01N104W TO 03.4S109W TO 03S81W TO
03N93W TO 16N106W...EXCEPT LEE OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N107W 1007 MB. WITHIN 09N94W
TO 06N99W TO 09N109W TO 03N105W TO 02N99W TO 06N89W TO 09N94W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 13N107W 1008 MB. WITHIN 10N101W
TO 11N103W TO 11N104W TO 10N106W TO 08N105W TO 08N103W TO 10N101W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC MON MAY 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 12N104W TO 08N130W. ITCZ
EXTENDS FROM 08N130W TO BEYOND 05N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO
STRONG FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 77W AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 103W AND 114W. SCATTERED
MODERATE FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 87W AND 97W.

$$
.FORECASTER AREINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.