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FZPN03 KNHC 090340
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 09 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 09
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 10
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 11

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 6N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM EQUATOR TO 6N W OF 125W E WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 5N TO 25N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM EQUATOR TO 
5N W OF 120W E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 4N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM EQUATOR TO 
4N W OF 120W E WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.

.N OF 23N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W N 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 122W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 111W AND 122W NE TO N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 120W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC WED APR 09...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 7N77W 5N83W 6N105W 3N120W 
3N130W 2N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS ALONG THE COAST OF PANAMA 
FROM 7N TO 9N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
IS FROM 5N TO 8N BETWEEN 119W AND 122W...AND FROM 5N TO 8N 
BETWEEN 136W AND 139W. 
 
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FORECASTER FORMOSA
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH