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FZPN03 KNHC 240940
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 
105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 08.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 08N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 
99W AND 108W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 
12.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 114W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 19N140W. N OF 25N W OF 132W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT N OF 21N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA NEAR 30.5N131W 1010 MB 
WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THROUGH 30N125W TO 18N131W. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 130W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 25N129W TO 18N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES TO DISSIPATE. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 
30N118W TO 21N121W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 131W W TO NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 
14N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 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 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 
10N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE APR 24...

.TROUGH FROM 06N131W TO 16N128W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 210 NM E OF TROUGH.

.ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 113W AND 132W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO MONSOON TROUGH CLEARLY EVIDENT. ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N86W TO 
06N98W TO 05N106W TO 05N118W TO 03N126W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 105W AND 124W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.