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FZPN03 KNHC 140231
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
0430 UTC MON APR 14 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 175 W OF 127W AND FROM 06N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 130W AND FROM 06N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SE AND NW SWELL.
 
.S OF 02N BETWEEN 106W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SE SWELL. S OF 00N BETWEEN 93W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 93W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S BETWEEN 102W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 0230 UTC MON APR 14...  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
THERE IS A DOUBLE ITCZ OVER THE FORECAST WATERS. THE FIRST ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 05N96W TO 08N111W TO 04N127W TO 04N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 106W AND 112W. 
 
THE SECOND ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02S103W TO BEYOND 03S120W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W 
AND 111W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.