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FZPN03 KNHC 020910
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON APR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.FROM 08N TO 22N W OF LINE FROM 22N117W TO 08N130W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT 
N OF 18N W OF 123W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS DESCRIBED IN 
SECTION BELOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N109W TO 22N115W TO 20N126W. N OF 
22N BETWEEN 111W AND LINE FROM 30N127W TO 22N136W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF 117W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL EXCEPT 15 TO 19 FT W OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 22N122W. N 
OF 22N W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 22N136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 10N110W TO 03N108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE FAR NW CORNER 
OF AREA. N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 17N104W TO 03N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 22N BETWEEN 117W AND 
123W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N131W TO 29N140W. N OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 23N110W TO 15N100W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 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 0645 UTC MON APR 02...
.TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 05N90W TO 03N103W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 330 NM SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 91W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N121W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 129W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.