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FZPN03 KNHC 012210
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI APR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.27 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE...N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 11N121W TO 5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...MIXING WITH NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N119W TO 24N114W TO
10N117W...EXCEPT W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...MIXING WITH NE SWELL S OF
20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 04N AND 12N W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...MIXING WITH NE SWELL S OF 20N.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC FRI APR 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N91W TO 03N101W TO 05N125W. THEN
RESUMES NEAR 03N128W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM
OF AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 106W...AND SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 135 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.