000
FZPN03 KNHC 200318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                        
0430 UTC SAT APR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT APR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM 0F LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC  N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO
12 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 
12N97W.  SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 125W  WINDS 20 OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA  N OF 24N  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT FROM 24N TO 28N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 06N FROM 100W TO 130W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10S FROM 92W TO 125W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 27N FROM 120W TO 130W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT APR 20... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          
MONSOON TROUGH 09N84W TO 10N91W TO 07N99W TO 07N110W TO 05N116W
THEN ITCZ TO 04N122W TO 06N127W TO 05N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 360 NM S OF AXIS E OF 102W AND WITHIN 120
NM OF AXIS FROM 102W TO 117W.
$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.