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FZPN03 KNHC 230304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 09N102W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
14N95W TO 10N104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 108W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
06N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 24N140W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 22N134W. N OF 28N W 
OF 136W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 22N128W. N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 131W AND 139W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 129W N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 123W AND 128W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0100 UTC MON APR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N90W TO 02N98W TO 04N107W TO 02N117W TO 06N127W 
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 92W AND 97W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S AND 270 
NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 60 
NM TO 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 131W. 

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.