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FZPN03 KNHC 291508
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI APR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI APR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 24N120W TO 20N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 128W. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N W OF 120W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13.5N  
BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1430 UTC FRI APR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS ANALYZED FROM 06N77W 
TO 03N97W TO 07N117W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 
91W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 300 NM 
N AND 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 109W. SCATTERED TO 
LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED ALONG AXIS 
IN VICINITY OF A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 116/117W...OCCURRING FROM 
05N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 124W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.