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FZPN03 KNHC 131504
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI APR 13 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 23N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NW TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW 
OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 28N125W 
25N130W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N114W TO 25N128W. N OF 27N E 
OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 27N120W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 27N120W TO 
25N120W TO 20N125W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N E OF 117W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W 
OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN A BROAD MIX 
OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD 
MIX OF SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 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 AT 1500 UTC FRI APR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N87W TO 03N104W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
03N104W TO 03N115W TO 01N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 180 NM S OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 102W. 

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.