000
FZPN03 KNHC 180257
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GALE CENTER N OF AREA NEAR 35N138W 1000 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO
30N136W TO 27N140W. 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.
.09 HOUR FORECAST GALE CENTER N OF AREA NEAR 35N137W 999 MB WITH
COLD FRONT 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 30N131W 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 LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 34N135W 1004 MB WITH
COLD FRONT TO 30N131W TO 24N135W TO 22N140W. W OF FRONT N OF 29N
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 24N135W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING LOW PRES WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36N131W
1011 MB WITH WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 30N128W TO 24N133W AND
STATIONARY FRONT TO 21N140W. POST FRONTAL TROUGH TO EXTEND FROM
LOW TO 30N132W TO 28N140W. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N131W
TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 

.FROM 03N TO 20N BETWEEN 107W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16N BETWEEN 105W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 106W AND 114W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 108W AND 114W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.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 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC MON APR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM
05N87W TO 07N110W TO 10N110W TO 09N119W TO 08N123W. IT RESUMES
AT 06N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 129W AND 134W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 134W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.