000 FZPN03 KNHC 180951 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED APR 18 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED APR 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W AND FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF A LINE FROM 23N120W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N130W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL E OF 120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .42 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 0900 UTC WED APR 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 10N85W TO 06N90W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N90W TO 07N104W THEN RESUMES FROM 07N110W TO 03N125W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 116W AND 120W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 30-60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. 000 FZPN03 KNHC 180951 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED APR 18 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 0600 UTC WED APR 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W AND FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF A LINE FROM 23N120W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N130W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL E OF 120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .42 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 0900 UTC WED APR 18... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 10N85W TO 06N90W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N90W TO 07N104W THEN RESUMES FROM 07N110W TO 03N125W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 116W AND 120W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 30-60 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.