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FZPN03 KNHC 201518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT APR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 M EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 
KT LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 04N BETWEEN 96W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W TO 126W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT APR 20... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 04N77W TO 08N90W TO 08N105W. ITCZ AXIS 
FROM 08N105W TO 06N115W TO 07N125W TO 04N140W. CLUSTER OF 
MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 05N E OF 80W TO THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED S OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 97W AND 100W...AND FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 106W AND 
109W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 
130W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.