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FZPN03 KNHC 241558
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 12N100W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT.  FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W  NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 102W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 108W  NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 107W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 
110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10N FROM 98W TO 114W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 20N132W THEN STATIONARY TO 16N139W. 
N OF 27N W OF 133W  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 21N  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 29N130W WITH ASSOCIATED 
COLD FRONT TO 26N132W.  OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES  WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 128W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 
30N125W TO 16N140W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES DISSIPATE.  WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 
30N116W TO 27N118W.  FROM 14N TO 27N W OF 123W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

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

.TROUGH FROM 12N120W TO 05N124W.  WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS 
NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N120W TO 02N125W.  WITHIN 300 NM 
W OF TROUGH AXIS  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WEAKENED TROUGH FROM 06N123W TO 02N128W  S OF 
10N W OF 120W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE APR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTEND FROM 05N77W TO 04N82W THEN ITCZ AXIS FROM 
05N96W TO 06N116W TO LOW PRES AT 04N124W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 105 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 115W TO 124W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.