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FZPN03 KNHC 172126
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW NEAR 28N140W 1006 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 30N134W TO 25N134W 
TO 21N140W. WITHIN 420 NM E AND S QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 28N130W 1010 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 
28N126W TO 22N127W AND TO 17N132W. S OF 30N WITHIN 240 NM NE 
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 21N TO 26N W 
OF FRONT TO 133W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW NEAR 28N127W 1016 MB WITH 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO 30N124W TO 24N123W TO 15N128W. S OF 
27N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 14N W OF 102W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 137W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 105W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 03N BETWEEN 106W 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.
.18 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 2100 UTC SAT APR 17... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07.5N78W TO 06N88W TO 
07N99W TO 05N115W TO 08N128W TO 05.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS AND 90 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 95W AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 280 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 111W AND 118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
340 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND 127W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 132W.  

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.