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FZPN03 KNHC 242106
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 11N100W 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 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 
105W 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 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 108W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 
13N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 111W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 105W TO 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N130W THEN DISSIPATING TO 16N139W. 
N OF 27N W OF 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING LOW PRES 1011 MB NEAR 30N129W WITH 
ASSOCIATED DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 21N127W. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 09 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N122W TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. 
FROM 14N TO 27N W OF 123W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. FROM 15N TO 
22N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.TROUGH FROM 12N120W TO 04N124W.WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH AXIS 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N120W TO 02N125W. WITHIN 120 NM 
W OF TROUGH AXIS NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N121W TO 02N128W. FROM 04N TO 
15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N 
W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW 
SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE APR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N86W TO 04N102W TO 04N124W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W TO 124W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.