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FZPN03 KNHC 020236
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT APR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE...N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...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 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 06N W OF 125W AND FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...MIXED WITH NE
SWELL S OF 20N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUND BY A LINE FROM 19N120W TO
27N122W TO 27N118W TO 07N119W TO 03N140W TO 19N120W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...MIXED WITH NE SWELL S OF
20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 05N AND 10N W OF 119W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0230 UTC SAT APR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.5N101W TO 04.5N111W TO 03.5N117W TO
05.5N122W. IT RESUMES NEAR 05.5N127W TO BEYOND 02N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 90 NM S
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 112W AND 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.