000
FZPN03 KNHC 221516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU APR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF LINE 22.5N110W TO 19N122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N 
HALF. N OF LINE 19N122W TO 08N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 18N TO 28N W OF 134W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 08N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 
113W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF NW...SW... 
AND SE SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 95W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 114W AND 130W AND ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM W OF BAJA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF LINE 15N115W TO 25N140W TO 10N NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN BROAD MIX OF NW... 
SW...AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 24N111W TO 20N108W TO 
10N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. S OF 10N FROM 117W TO 135W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. S 
OF 05N BETWEEN 100W AND 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 26N140W TO 14N11W TO 10N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 10N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 10N W OF LINE 10N106W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 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 1415 UTC THU APR 22... 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED ALONG 05N77W TO 
05N80W TO 09N87W TO 05N102W TO 11N119W TO 06N123W TO 07N130W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 
150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 99W AND 
112W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 04N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 112W AND 123W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.