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FZPN03 KNHC 010941
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI APR 01 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI APR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12.5N96W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. W OF A LINE FROM
30N128W TO 20N132W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 28N W OF 136W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO
24N140W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 19N121W TO 09N119W TO
03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N129W TO
25N135W AND STATIONARY TO 24N140W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO
09N117W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 10 FT FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 130W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
29N121W TO 20N116W TO 14N118W TO 04N126W TO 08N140W TO 29N121W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WEAK TROUGH ALONG 124W FROM 01N TO 09N. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN
118W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE TO
S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 09N128W TO 01N129W. FROM
07N TO 09N W OF TROUGH TO 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 09N W OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 09N131W TO 01N133W. FROM
07.5N TO 09N W OF TROUGH TO 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS   
9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 09N W OF TROUGH WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 08N135W TO 01N137W. FROM 04N
TO 08N E OF TROUGH TO 126W AND FROM 03N TO 08N W OF TROUGH TO
140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0900 UTC FRI APR 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N91W TO 04N100W TO 04N110W TO 05N116W
TO 06N122W WHERE IT BRIEFLY ENDS. IT RESUMES AT 03N126W TO
00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W
AND 102W AND WITHIN 30 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 121W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.