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FZPN03 KNHC 101527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE APR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 21N129W. N OF 26N W OF 135W NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
30N116W TO 12N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 15N W 
OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W N WINDS 
20KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 10N BETWEEN 110W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 122W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 15N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE APR 10...

.TROUGH 07N88W TO 02N88W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02N 
TO 04N BETWEEN 84W AND 88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 03N90W TO 01N104W TO 05N111W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 
05N111W TO 03N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 00N TO 
03N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.