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FZPN03 KNHC 011549
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN APR 01 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.COLD FRONT 30N116W TO 24N123W THEN DISSIPATING TO 21N133W. N OF 
24N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 
20N W OF 117W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT IN NW 
SWELL N OF 20N W OF 125W AND 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 23N105W TO 18N113W. N 
OF 19N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT  
31N135W TO 27N140W. N OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 AT 1500 UTC SUN APR 01...
.TROUGH 07N81W TO 04N95W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 81W 
AND 83W...AND BETWEEN 86W AND 92W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS 05N125W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.