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FZPN03 KNHC 022135
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.N OF 22N E OF 121W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 22N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 23N110W 
TO 10N105W TO 03N140W AND A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 22N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W. N OF FRONT
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 122W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N120W TO 
03N140W AND A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 21N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN SECOND LINE AND FRONT WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 28N140W. 
NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE 
FROM 23N109W TO 10N120W TO 03N140W AND A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 
21N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
BETWEEN SECOND LINE AND FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N BETWEEN 119W 
AND 131W NE TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
26N E OF 119W NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
22N121W TO 18N127W TO 05N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 AT 2115 UTC MON APR 02...
.TROUGH FROM 10N86W TO 05N94W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 03N 
BETWEEN 81W AND 85W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N120W TO 03N132W TO BEYOND 02N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE N OF AXIS WITHIN 30 NM OF 08N119W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.