High Seas Forecast
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HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAY 16 2025

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 11N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 3 M. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 25N140W TO 17N126W TO 11N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3 M IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 30.5N S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M. N OF 30.5W NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAY 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRESSURE LOCATED
OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N75W TO 07N93W TO 09N110W TO
06N123W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06N123W TO BEYOND 05N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02N TO 07N AND E OF
88W TO THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W
AND 130W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN
89W AND 93W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.