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FZPN03 KNHC 232132
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 11 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 10N101W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 108W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 22N135W. N OF 24N W OF 135W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N OF 24N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 21N129W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 132W AND 138W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 138W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 20N126W. N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 129W AND 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 125W AND 131W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 122W AND 131W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2015 UTC MON APR 23...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 05N99W TO 07N115W TO 04N123W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W 
AND 118W AND WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 94W AND 104W AND 
BETWEEN 111W AND 118W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.