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FZPN03 KNHC 172149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GALE CENTER N OF AREA NEAR 35N139W 1005 MB WITH COLD FRONT FROM
LOW TO 30N139W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM
30N133W TO 20N135W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER N OF AREA NEAR 35N137W 999 MB WITH
COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 30N134W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN
180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 20N133W TO 10N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER N OF AREA NEAR 34N136W 1003 MB
WITH COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 30N132W TO 23N140W. W OF
FRONT N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N129W TO
22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 36N131W 
1010 MB WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM LOW TO 30N128W
TO 24N133W AND STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N140W. POST FRONTAL TROUGH
TO EXTEND FROM LOW SW TO 30N132W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST N
OF 27N. 

.FROM 05N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 105W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 106W AND 114W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 114W AND 128W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 122W AND 136W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 114W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 28N TO 29.5N NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 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 2130 UTC SUN APR 17...
.TROUGH FROM 09N86W TO 06N96W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
60 NM S OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE. ITCZ AXIS EXTEND FROM
05N96W TO 09N112W TO 05N128W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN
60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 133W AND 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 133W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.