000
FZPN03 KNHC 041513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON APR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 14N96W
TO 13N97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
08N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC
...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
07N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W AND FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W
AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 104W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN
96W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W
AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04N TO 09N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 12N140W 07N134W TO 05N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF A LINE FROM 10N140W TO 07N136W TO
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 119W AND 127W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
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 10N TO 11N 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 WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N87.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 10N TO
11N EAST OF 89W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1430 UTC MON APR 04...

.SURFACE TROUGH 10N114W TO 03N116W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N
TO 10N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF 11N121W NUMEROUS MODERATE.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N89W TO 02N104W TO 04N113W. IT RESUMES
AT 04N118W TO 03N128W TO 01N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 240
NM N OF THE AXIS WEST OF 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.