000
FZPN03 KNHC 170921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 8N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 25N112W TO 06N140W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 9N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 THU APR 17.
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS CENTERED ALONG 02N78W 
01N84W 11N115W 05N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO 
11N BETWEEN 103W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 2N TO 5N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 128W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.