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FZPN03 KNHC 080257
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI APR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI APR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 26N E OF 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 124W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 06N W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.FROM 19N TO 21N E OF 107W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 10N TO 11N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 AS OF 0300 UTC FRI APR 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06N78W TO 03N105W TO 
05N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 
92W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.