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FZPN03 KNHC 061555
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI APR 6 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 6.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR  7.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR  8.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. FROM 29N TO 30N BETWEEN
137W AND 140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 29N E OF
117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 27.5N116W TO
26N125W. N OF FRONT E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC FRI APR 6...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 06N100W. ITCZ FROM 06N100W TO 
07N120W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF SURFACE TROUGH BETWEEN 81W AND 93W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 115W AND 140W.

SECOND ITCZ FROM 05S82W TO 02S100W TO 06S120W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.