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FZPN03 KNHC 021538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.N OF 22N E OF 118W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 23N110W 
TO 10N105W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 14 FT IN N AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W. NW OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N110W TO 
15N105W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON APR 02...
.TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 05N90W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION N OF 02N BETWEEN 80W AND 88W

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 08N121W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 
132W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.