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FZPN03 KNHC 080222
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT APR 08 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT APR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER WATERS BOUNDED BY 
16N95W TO 08N94W TO 11N103W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 103W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 25N140W. N OF LINE FROM 
30N122W TO 26N130W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N E OF 117W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 117W AND 135W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N BETWEEN 112W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 09N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N140W TO 08N121W TO 
07N140W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.N OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W LOCAL VSBY 3 TO 5 NM IN SMOKE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W LOCAL VSBY 5 TO 
7 NM IN SMOKE. 

.FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 89.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
09.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N88W TO 
08N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 
NM OF LINE FROM 09N89W TO 08N91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W 
TO 05N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 AT 0215 UTC SAT APR 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

.TROUGH FROM 05N83W TO 03N92W TO 04N111W. ITCZ FROM 04N111W TO 
02N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM OF LINE FROM 05N82W TO 02N98W...WITHIN 210 NM OF 
07.5N108W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 08.5N127W. 
                                                            
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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.