000
FZPN03 KNHC 021505
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT APR 02 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 11N97W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND
101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUND BY LINE FROM 22N140W TO 30N134W
TO 30N119W TO 26N114W TO 22N119W TO 10N120W TO 05N140W TO
22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 15N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.48 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC SAT APR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
  
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N97W TO 06N107W TO 04N113W TO 04N131W TO
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S AND 90 NM N OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 110W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 124W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 128W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.