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FZPN03 KNHC 161517
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT APR 16 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC SAT APR 16...
.TROUGH FROM 11N117W TO 06N119W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
E OF TROUGH FROM 08N TO 11N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 06N90W TO 02N105W TO 
04N130W TO 00N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
90 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 125W AND 130W.04N78W TO 06N90W 
TO 02N105W TO 04N130W TO 00N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 125W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.