000 FZPN03 KNHC 092124 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU APR 09 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 11. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 24N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 26N130W TO 22N140W N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 132W AND 137W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 27N126W TO 21N134W N OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N126W TO 23N123W. N OF 23N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .S OF 02S BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 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 1945 UTC THU APR 09... .TROUGH FROM 12N134W TO 04N137W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 270 NM E OF TROUGH AND 450 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 04N TO 11N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... PRIMARILY ITCZ AXIS FROM 08N83W TO 04N92W TO 04N100W TO 02N110W TO 06N133W. SECONDARY ITCZ FROM 02S90W TO 03S94W TO 02S109W TO 03S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM S OF PRIMARY AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF SECONDARY AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S AND 180 NM S OF SECONDARY AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 118W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.