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FZPN03 KNHC 031543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE APR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 18N105W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 28N140W.
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 16N102W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 28N140W. 
N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 14N TO 23N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
16N102W TO 06N102W AND S OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N114W TO 25N115W TO 
22N122W. W OF LINE FROM 30N114W TO 17N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 123W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 13N100W TO 00N100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 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 1400 UTC TUE APR 03...
.TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 05N90W TO 04N98W...SCATTERED STRONG FROM 
01N TO 03N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...AND FROM 01N TO 03N 
BETWEEN 101W AND 103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N110W TO 08N113W TO 05N130W TO 05N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 
113W AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.