000
FZPN03 KNHC 181533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW NEAR 29N132W 1006 MB WITH OCCLUDED FRONT TO 28N129W THEN
COLD FRONT TO 23N130W TO 18N134W AND DISSIPATING STATIONARY 
FRONT TO 15N140W. WITHIN 300 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW NEAR 30N128W 1012 MB WITH 
DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH TO 24N123W TO 15N127W. W OF LOW AND 
TROUGH TO A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 25N130W TO 16N140W. 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
NW.

.FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
S OF 11N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW
SWELL BETWEEN 112W AND 130W AND NW SWELL W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC SUN APR 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N78W TO 06N91W TO 
08N100W TO 08N110W TO 06N120W TO 07N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 
85W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W AND 98W 
AND 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 119W AND 121W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.