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FZPN03 KNHC 170253
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 126W 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. N 
OF 22N W OF 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 15N W OF 105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 126W AND 131W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 10N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW 
AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N 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 27N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT NW PART.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 128W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.30 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 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0130 UTC TUE APR 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM NW OF LINE FROM 15N97W TO 
07N108W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N100W TO 07N108W TO 03N126W TO 03.5N132W TO 
03N140W. NO MONSOON TROUGH APPARENT. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM S AND 150 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 108W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS W OF 128W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.