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FZPN03 KNHC 201530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI APR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI APR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 08N83W TO 03N95W TO 05N125W. ITCZ 05N125W TO 
03N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 200 NM N OF AXIS 
FROM 114W TO 128W. 

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.