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FZPN03 KNHC 301532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI APR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE 30N134W TO 15N110W. FROM 10N TO RIDGE W OF 125W NE WINDS 
20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N E OF RIDGE TO 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST S OF 
23N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS E OF 110W. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N134W TO 15N110W. FROM 08N TO RIDGE W 
OF 124W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 22N E OF RIDGE TO 110W NW TO N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 23N W OF 107W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N134W TO 12N110W. FROM 07N TO RIDGE W 
OF 121W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N E OF RIDGE AND WITHIN 120 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
COAST S OF 25N W OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 112W AND FROM 17N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 108W AND 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N AND 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 25N W TO NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04N BETWEEN 116W AND 133W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC FRI APR 30...
.TROUGH 14N93W TO 12N89W TO 04N87W...SCATTERED MODERATE E OF 
TROUGH TO COAST FROM 10N TO 13N AND WITHIN 270 NM E OF TROUGH S 
OF 06N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS ALONG 10N84W TO 07N99W TO 
05N113W TO 04N126W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 210 NM S AND 30 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 101W 
AS WELL AS WITHIN 150 NM S AND 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 105W AND 
115W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.