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FZPN03 KNHC 182149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                        
2230 UTC THU APR 18 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N95W  N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N W OF 114W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN
MIXED N SWELL.  FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 120W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 120W  WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 15N W OF 120W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA  NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 24N TO 27N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT FROM 24N TO 27N.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU APR 18... 
WEAK TROUGH FROM 05N TO 11N ALONG 122W.  SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM E OF AXIS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          
MONSOON TROUGH 10N85W TO 06N107W TO 09N119W.  ITCZ FROM 09N125W
TO 03N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS
E OF 103W. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.