High Seas Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
290 FZPN03 KNHC 170930 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC FRI MAY 17 2024 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC FRI MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAY 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 109W AND 115W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 101W AND 106W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 104W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .12 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S AND W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S AND W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S102W TO 01S115W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU MAY 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74W TO 12N95W TO 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE SITUATED NEAR 10N105W TO 08N113W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N113W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 82W AND 98W, AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 103W AND 109W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS NOTED FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 89W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.