000
FZPN03 KNHC 190218
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE APR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25N133W THEN STATIONARY 21N140W.  N
OF 29N W OF 135W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN MIXED
S AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 21N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE...S
AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 24N132W THEN
STATIONARY TO 19N140W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N137W.
W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO
25N130W THEN STATIONARY TO 20N137W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM
30N131W TO 28N139W. W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 24N128W TO 20N134W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED S AND NW
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N125W TO 21N135W AND
WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 26N137W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM NW OF LINE FROM 13N120W TO
11N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10.5N87W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 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 0215 UTC TUE APR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...           
ITCZ FROM 06N90W TO 04N110W TO 10N124W TO LOW PRES 05N130W 1009
MB TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM
OF LINES FROM 05N88W TO 09N95W AND FROM 07N111W TO
11N116W...WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N124W TO 08N133W.        

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.