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FZPN03 KNHC 102133
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT APR 10 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT APR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS AREA ALONG 30N139W TO 
29N140W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 
300 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 24N130W 
THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 22N140W. NW OF FRONT AND TROUGH WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 112W TO 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N110W TO 12N102W TO 00N93W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N112W TO 12N100W TO 00N92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S 
OF 07N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N112W TO 10N95W TO 00N92W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S 
OF 09N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 
09N BETWEEN 93W AND 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 
89W AND 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT APR 10... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 06N77W TO 05N83W TO 
06N90W TO 03N103W TO 10N119W TO 05N130W TO 05N137W TO 03N140W. 
SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF THE AXIS E OF 80W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF THE AXIS E OF 98W. 
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 130W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.