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FZPN03 KNHC 162136
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 
124W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N TO LINE FROM 23N140W TO 14N124W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 116W AND 124W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 18N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND LINE FROM 30N121W TO 20N130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SE HALF.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 110W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON APR 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM NW OF LINE FROM 
13N100W TO 07N108W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N100W TO 07N108W TO 03.5N124W TO 03.5N133W TO 
03N140W. NO MONSOON TROUGH APPARENT. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM S AND 150 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 108W AND 127W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS W OF 127W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.