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FZPN03 KNHC 120915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 118W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE 
WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 21N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 19N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MERGING S AND NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 
15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 117W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. FROM 02N 
TO 06N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.N OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS MERGED WITH AREA 
DESCRIBED NEXT.

.N OF 28N FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 124W AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 
NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
1 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WITHIN 330 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
24N FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 129W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WITHIN 450 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 17N BETWEEN 113W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N AND BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N AND BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.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 AS OF 0645 UTC TUE APR 12...
.TROUGH FROM 09N130W TO LOW PRES NEAR 04N132W TO 
02N133W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 05N 
TO 09N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 06N93W TO 
08N102W TO 01N112W TO EQUATOR AT 120W THEN CONTINUES FROM 
04N122W TO 07N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF AXIS 
TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE E OF AXIS FROM 
04N TO 08N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 270 
NM N AND 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 110W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.