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FZPN03 KNHC 160321
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 18

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 112W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 
94W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.NW OF LINE 29N115W TO 16N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...HIGHEST W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 27N113W TO 
15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 10N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED APR 16...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 04N77W TO 01N88W TO 
07N108W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 
97W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 08N 
W OF 126W.

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FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.