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FZPN03 KNHC 170936
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF A LINE FROM 13N110W TO 08N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 10 FT IN MIXED S TO SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 23N115W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N BETWEEN 111W AND 119W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 24N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 20N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N135W TO 24N140W.
N OF 28N W OF 137W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF A LINE FROM 30N132W TO
27N134W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 26N134W TO 22N140W.
W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N131W
TO 20N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 04N TO 11N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT 

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 0900 UTC SUN APR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N100W TO 09N110W TO 03N130W TO 03N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 107W
AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN
125W AND 133W.

$$

.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.