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FZPN03 KNHC 022111
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT APR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 11N97W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND
101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUND BY LINE FROM 20N140W TO 30N130W
TO 30N120W TO 24N115W TO 10N120W TO 10N140W TO 20N140W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 12N W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 AS OF 2100 UTC SAT APR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
  
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N94W TO 04N100W TO 06N108W TO 04N113W TO
05N125W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN
106W AND 110W...FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 121W AND 126W...AND FROM
01N TO 06N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.