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FZPN03 KNHC 180255
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 130W E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 116W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 116W AND 
125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W TO INCLUDE THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W TO INCLUDE THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
.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 0230 UTC WED APR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS 05N89W TO 1009 MB LOW NEAR 04N102W TO 05N110W TO 
04N120W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 
109W AND 125W. 

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.