000
FZPN03 KNHC 202120
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI APR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 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 24N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 2100 UTC FRI APR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 09N83W TO 06N90W TO 05N100W TO 06N120W TO 
05N125W. ITCZ 05N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 
09N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.