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FZPN03 KNHC 180939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N136W TO 24N140W. N OF 27N W OF
137W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF A 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 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 25N132W
TO 20N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
MIXED S AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N W OF 133W.
.36 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 29N128W TO 25N131W TO 20N140W.
SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 28N139W. W OF A LINE FROM
30N126W TO 26N128W TO 20N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 28N128W TO 22N134W. COLD FRONT
FROM 30N131W TO 26N137W. FROM 20N TO 29N BETWEEN 126W AND 139W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 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 0900 UTC MON APR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N86W TO 06N105W TO 08N109W TO 07N128W
TO 04N133W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N
BETWEEN 91W AND 99W...AND FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 128W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.