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FZPN03 KNHC 222111
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN APR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 06N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 96W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 24N140W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 20N140W. N OF 27N W OF 
137W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 20N132W. N OF 28N W OF 
130W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF FRONT N OF 24N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1945 UTC SUN APR 22...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 18N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N90W TO 03N98W TO 04N106W TO 03N116W TO 05N125W 
TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 96W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.