000
FZPN03 KNHC 050307
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 05 2006

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 05
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 06
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 07

.WARNINGS
NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.FRONTAL TROUGH 30N119W 22N132W. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 135W W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE 30N118W 20N129W 15N140W NLY WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH E OF AREA. HIGH PRES 29N135W 1023 MB 
WITH RIDGE SE TO 15N107W. N OF 20N E OF RIDGE TO 110W NW TO N 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS NEAR 30N120W. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W 29N140W AND HIGH PRES 
29N122W 1020 MB WITH RIDGE SE TO 14N104W. N OF 18N E OF RIDGE TO 
107W N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. NW 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM 
E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W 
OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.   

.FROM 5N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 5N TO 22N W OF 115W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 15N W OF 115W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W 
OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 9N94W 11N86W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N96W 16N94.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED APR 05...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 5N77W 7N85W 4N93W 4N102W 
7N115W 4N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 5N87W 4N94W AND WITHIN 30 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 7N112W 8N121W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 9N136W AND 
7N136W.

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH