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FZPN03 KNHC 162145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 19N BETWEEN 112W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N BETWEEN 112W AND 132W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 25N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 17N BETWEEN 105W AND 121W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 106W AND 114W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF
27N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM
30N135W TO 24N135W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W.
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SE OF
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 24N134W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W.
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT
TO A LINE FROM 30N133W TO 23N133W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W.
N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N131W TO
25N132W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N131W TO
24N135W AND STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N140W. W OF A LINE FROM
30N130W TO 24N135W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 27N.

.FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 17N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25.5N TO 28N NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 27N NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC SAT APR 16...
.TROUGH FROM 07N86W TO 06N98W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
30 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 13N91W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

THE MONSOON TROUGH IS PRESENTLY NOT IDENTIFIABLE. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 06N98W TO 07N110W TO 04N125W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W
AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN
115W AND 118W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.