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FZPN03 KNHC 232123
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                          
2230 UTC WED APR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED APR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.N OF 25N E OF 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 124W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST S OF OF LINE FROM 00N133W TO 03N125W TO 
03N110W TO 3.4S100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST E OF 130W AND S OF LINE FROM 13N130W TO 
10N110W TO 3.4S90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S 
SWELL...HIGHEST SOUTH OF 00N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 120W AND S OF LINE FROM 16N120W TO 
12N100W TO 05N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO 
SW SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 01S92W TO 02N89W TO 02N86W TO 02N82W TO 
3.4S81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC WED APR 23...  

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ILL-DEFINED. THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
06N91W TO 05N110W TO 04N120W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS 
FROM 03N TO 09N BETWEEN 78W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
ISOLATED STRONG IS FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 130W.
 
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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.