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FZPN03 KNHC 230958
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 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 TO 14 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 08.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 
100W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11.5N99W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W 
AND 107W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 23N140W. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 21.5N140W. N OF 25N 
W OF 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM N OF FRONT W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 21N130W TO 17N140W. 
N OF 26N W OF 131W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 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 FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...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 0830 UTC MON APR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH NO LONGER EVIDENT. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N89W 
TO 05N104W TO 04N122W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 91W 
AND 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 
116W AND 124W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.