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FZPN03 KNHC 060917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED APR 06 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED APR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 13N95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
11N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF THE COAST OF GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS MERGED WITH AREA 
DESCRIBED NEXT.

.S OF 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM S OF 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 15N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 15N140W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E OF 
LINE AND N OF 25N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N AND FROM 07N TO 28N W OF 127W NE 
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS E OF 127W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 111W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0730 UTC WED APR 6...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N82W TO 05N90W TO 03N127W TO 
05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE BETWEEN 120 NM AND 270 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 91W AND 95W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 210 
NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 85W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.