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FZPN03 KNHC 011537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI APR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 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 12N96W...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 13N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. W OF A LINE FROM
30N127W TO 13N125W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO
24N140W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 24N113W TO 11N117W TO
09N118W...AND SW OF A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 06N TO 17N W
OF 130W.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
15N140W TO 16N123W TO 09N115W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WEAK TROUGH ALONG 125W FROM 00N TO 08N. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN
117W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE TO
S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK TROUGH FROM 09N129W TO 01N129W. FROM 06N
TO 09N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH
ABOVE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC FRI APR 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N91W TO 04N110W TO 05N124W...THEN
RESUMES W OF A SURFACE TROUGH NEAR 04N127W TO BEYOND 00N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN
93W AND 106W...AND WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.