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FZPN03 KNHC 261539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU APR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 28N117W.  W OF FRONT TO 123W  W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT MOVE INLAND WEAKEN.  WITHIN 210 NM OF W 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  
FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W  NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 25N  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 27N W OF 130W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 128W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 20N W OF 116W  WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 125W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

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

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 04N FROM 78W TO 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N  NW WINDS 
20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 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 1500 UTC THU APR 26...

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 04N77W TO 03N80W TO 07N85W TO 05N94W TO 
07N104W THEN ITCZ TO  07N106W TO LOW PRES AT 06N110W 1010 MB TO 
02N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF MONSOON 
TROUGH E OF 81W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 
NM OF AXIS FROM 90W TO 115W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.