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FZPN03 KNHC 151457
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 26N137W TO 21N140W. N OF 25N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 TO 10 FT. W 
OF FRONT N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N139W TO 26N140W. E OF FRONT 
N OF 24N W OF 135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 TO 11 
FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 22N140W. WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 TO 11 FT. W OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
27N WITHIN 180 NM W OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 
20N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN LINE 20N108W TO 00N94W 
AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N130W TO 
17N105W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL NW PORTION AND SW SWELL ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU APR 15... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 02N78W TO 08N94W TO 
04N105W TO 08N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 
06N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.