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FZPN03 KNHC 052142
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE APR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
25TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 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 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND
100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 11N121W TO 04N120W. FROM 10N TO 14N WITHIN
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF SURFACE TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. FROM 03N TO 11N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 124W FROM 08N TO 14N.
FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 118W AND 125.5W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN
123W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE
SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W TO 09.5N93W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09 TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS TO 9
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75-90 NM EITHER OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N90W TO 09.5N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09 TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF  PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N90W TO 09.5N92W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
08.579W TO 07N79W TO 05N81.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS FAR NW PORTION OF AREA ALONG
30N138W TO 29N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2130 UTC TUE APR 05...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 12N118W TO 04N120W...SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 119W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N88W TO 04N105W TO 04N120W...THEN
RESUMES AT 03N125W TO BEYOND 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120-180 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND
110W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 110W-118W. 

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.