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FZPN03 KNHC 260902
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU APR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N117.5W TO 26N117.5W TO 18N127W. N OF 28N W 
OF FRONT TO 125W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS OLD MEXICO AND 
WEAKEN. WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 
TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 23N TO 25N. FROM 20N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 114W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 128W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF AREA N OF 28N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 
122W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 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 WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC THU APR 26...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 123W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 05N76W TO 02N84W. ITCZ FROM 06N88W TO 05N99W 
TO LOW PRES NEAR 05N110W 1012 MB TO 02.5N127W TO BEYOND 03N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 60 NM S OF 
MONSOON TROUGH E OF 81W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 89W AND 113W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.