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FZPN03 KNHC 231512
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                     
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
1630 UTC THU APR 23 2015

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.W OF LINE FROM 07N140W TO 09N127W TO 13N126W TO 22N140W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
04N140W TO 10N126W TO 14N124W TO 20N130W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 08N140W TO 09N127W TO 12N128W 
TO 22N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 04N140W TO 10N120W TO 14N118W TO 17N127W TO 
22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES...NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 138W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 24N140W TO 
15N116W TO 10N124W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE...NW AND SW SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 23N128W TO 
20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...NW OF LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 25N118W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 117.5W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29.5N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 29.5N TO 31N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC THU APR 23...

.ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG N OF LINE FROM 
01N91W TO 06N76.5W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...   

A MONSOONAL CIRCULATION IS NOT YET PRESENT ACROSS THE EASTERN 
PACIFIC. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02N92.5W TO 04N97W TO 09N116W TO 
04.5N127W TO 02N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S OF ITCZ W 
OF 96W. 
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.