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FZPN03 KNHC 160909
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED APR 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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 13 FT.
.06 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 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 12N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 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 FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 112W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 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 09N TO 12N E OF 94W...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 15N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 125W 
NE WINDS 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 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
26N112W TO 16N130W AND N OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0800 UTC WED APR 16...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 03N77W TO 01N85W TO 
07N102W TO 05N115W TO 06N128W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 83W-87W AND FROM 07N-11N 
BETWEEN 96W-101W. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
07N-12N BETWEEN 111W-121W AND FROM 04N-11N BETWEEN 121W-136W. 

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FORECASTER WALLACE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.