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See recent photos from the following TAO stations: 2N 95W, 0 95W, 2S 95W, 8N 110W, 5N 110W, 2N 110W, 0 110W

NWS Forecast

FZPN03 KNHC 240258
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                           
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                      
0430 UTC FRI MAY 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAY 24.                           
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 25.                  
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO
13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO
23N122W TO 27N116W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN N TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO
22.5N115.5W TO 20N120W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 125W...SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXING N TO
NE AND W SWELL W OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 18N114W
TO 11N118W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL MIXING WITH W TO NW SWELL.

24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 11N106W 1008 MB
POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 12N109W 1007 MB
POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 17.5N140W TO 14.5N131W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 11N140W TO 14N134W TO 18N135W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE WITH AREA OF N TO NE SWELL
ABOVE.

.WITHIN AREA S OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 04N92.5W TO 09.5N91W TO
15N112W TO 00N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN SW SWELL. S OF 01.5N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA S OF LINE FROM 00N94W TO 05.5N94W
TO 08N91W TO 13N100W TO 05N120W TO 00N123W...AND S OF 05N
BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL.

48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 112W
AND S OF 03N
BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC FRI MAY 24...

LOW PRES NEAR 09N104W 1010 MB
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND WITHIN 120 NM NW
QUADRANT.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH
               
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN COSTA RICA TO 09N90W
TO 10N98W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N104W 1010 MB TO 08N114W. ITCZ
BEGINS AT 07N120W TO 10N134W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
WITHIN 150 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 89W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN
94W AND 100W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 117W

BETWEEN 128W AND 131W
AND FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 132W AND
137W.


.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.