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FZPN03 KNHC 232117
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N117W TO 26N120W TO 20N130W 
TO 20N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N117W TO 
24N117W TO 17N130W TO 17N140W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N140W TO 20N130W TO 11N128W TO 06N140W 
TO 20N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE...SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N130W 
TO 20N130W TO 13N122W TO 03N140W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N140W TO 17N129W TO 
14N118W TO 08N125W TO 05N140W TO 17N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 420 NM W OF A LINE FROM 15N120W TO 
10N129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 23N140W TO 15N115W TO 04N140W TO 23N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH FROM 31.5N113.5W   
TO 30N114.5W. N OF 29.5N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ILL DEFINED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31.5N113.5W TO 30N114.5W. N OF 
29.5N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ILL DEFINED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 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 2100 UTC THU APR 23...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
ITCZ FROM 05N93W TO 08N114W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W...AND WITHIN 
120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 118W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.