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FZPN03 KNHC 171530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW JUST W OF AREA NEAR 29N141W 1006 MB WITH FRONT TO 30N136W 
TO 25N137W TO 22N140W. FROM 22N TO 26N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 21N TO 25N WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 30N133W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
27N130W TO 21N132W AND WEAKENING TO 16N136W. WITHIN 180 NM SW
AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 16N TO 21N W OF FRONT N WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT N OF 
22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW NEAR 27N126W 1011 MB WITH 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO 22N124W TO 16N126W. FROM 15N TO 22N W 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LOW AND FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 136W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. S OF 11N BETWEEN 107W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 105W AND 127W WINDS LESS
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 1515 UTC SAT APR 17... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07N78W TO 07N90W TO
08N101W TO 05N111W TO 05N120W TO 06N129W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 126W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
130W AND 135W...WITHIN 180 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND
115W AND 60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 98W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.