000
FZPN03 KNHC 230300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAY 23 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 126W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 25N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 10 FT N OF 27N E OF 129W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N116W TO 21N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 120W...HIGHEST E OF
125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA N OF 13N W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 09N136W TO 13N130W. N OF 12.5N WITHIN 240 NM NW OF
TROUGH BETWEEN 129W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 130W
AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 09N140W TO 13N135W. WITHIN 180 NM
NW OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED JUST TO THE W OF AREA. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 09N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W AND S OF 03N
BETWEEN 110W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W AND S OF 05N
BETWEEN 110W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL. S OF 02N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC THU MAY 23...
.LOW PRES NEAR 10N102W 1009 MB...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N101W TO 08N103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 10N84W TO 11N90W TO LOW PRES
NEAR 10N102W 1009 MB TO 09N114W TO 07N130W WHERE IT TRANSITIONS
TO ITCZ AXIS...AND CONTINUES TO 11N132W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 84W
AND 87W...WITHIN 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 129W AND 30
NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN
90 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 121W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.