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FZPN03 KNHC 250935
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED APR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 27.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N132W 1012 MB. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N123W 
TO 20N130W. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 24N130W TO 20N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES TO DISSIPATE NEAR 28N125W. ASSOCIATED 
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N118W TO 21N122W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT 
TO 121W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 116W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 28N W OF 
124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE E AND INLAND ACROSS NW OLD 
MEXICO. N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 13N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 99W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 01N TO 
10N BETWEEN 103W AND 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 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.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 04N FROM 78.5W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 02.5N128W 1010 MB. WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN BROAD 
MIX OF SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES TO MOVE W AND DISSIPATE ALONG 132W. 
FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 22N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CONFUSED SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. 

.WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 27N NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
FROM 24N TO 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED APR 25...

.SCATTERED MODERATE NOTED FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO MONSOON TROUGH EVIDENT. ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N87W TO 05N114W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 02.5N128W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES 
NEAR 02.5N128W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.