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FZPN03 KNHC 160932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 25N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT MIXED NE AND SW SWELL S OF 08N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N 
W OF A LINE FROM 22N128W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT MIXED NE AND SW SWELL S 
OF 10N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 04N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 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 0900 UTC SAT APR 16...
.TROUGH FROM 11N118W TO 07N116W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG N 
OF 08N WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N77W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 06N92W TO 03N105W TO 04N115W TO 02N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS E OF 79W. SIMILAR CONVECTION 
WAS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 96W AND 99W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.