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FZPN03 KNHC 030310
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE APR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE APR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 05.

.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 21N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W 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 12 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN SECOND LINE AND FRONT WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 
28N140W. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 23N109W TO 10N120W AND 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 13N TO 24N BETWEEN 109W AND 122W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 24N E OF 121W TO COAST
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 22N121W TO 18N126W 
TO 10N140W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
N OF 25N.

.FROM 06N TO 21N 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 0315 UTC TUE APR 03...
.TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 03N91W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N119W TO 03N134W TO BEYOND 03N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN
135W AND 139W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.