000
FZPN03 KNHC 120328
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 12
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 13
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 14

.WARNINGS
...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 10N98W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO
13N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 11N86W 9N90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT 
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 18N140W. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 T0 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N AND 14 
TO 21 FT N OF 27N. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N121W TO 20N124W TO 13N140W. 
N OF 25N W OF 130W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF TROUGH TO 25N W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N115W 
20N124W 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.
   
.FROM 6N TO 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6N TO 18N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6N TO 15N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED APR 12...
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE 8N119W TO 10N122W,

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 8N83W 4N92W 4N102W 6N110W 7N126W
3N140W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 108W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 97W.
 
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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH