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FZPN03 KNHC 082138
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI APR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 27N120W. N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
05N W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N115W TO 
23N120W. N OF 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 26N W OF 125W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 
115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W 
OF 10W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW 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. 

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

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 110W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N E OF 110W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1515 UTC FRI APR 08...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 113W AND 118W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 07N92W TO
04N100W TO SOUTH THE EQUATOR AT 129W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 80W AND 90W AND 
ALSO WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.