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FZPN03 KNHC 290243
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI APR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 27N NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN
113W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...
EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W AND 124W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM
23N TO 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 30N116W TO 21N112W
TO 15N119W TO 13N108W TO 09N101W TO 05N92W TO 03.4S85W TO
03.4S117W TO 00N120W TO 06N140W TO 25N140W TO 30N134W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 26N E OF
127W AND FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
FROM 25N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 30N116W TO 18N108W
TO 13N102W TO 09N95W TO 03.4S82W TO 03.4S115W TO 05N125W TO
06N140W TO 25N140W TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 22N E OF 127W 9 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N131W TO
30N116W TO 18N108W TO 13N102W TO 09N95W TO 03.4S82W TO 03.4S115W
TO 04N120W TO 06N140W TO 24N140W TO 30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 21N E OF
124W 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N130W TO
30N116W TO 15N101W TO 07N91W TO 03.4S90W TO 03.4S115W TO 08N115W
TO 08N125W TO 08N140W TO 18N140W TO 22N129W TO 30N130W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL...EXCEPT N
OF 27N E OF 123W 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 28N140W TO 30N131W TO
20N130W TO 15N128W TO 07N113W TO 03N101W TO 03.4S93W TO 00N120W
TO 00N131W TO 07N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL S OF 07N BETWEEN
93W AND 131W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 26N W OF 134W AND ALSO BETWEEN A
LINE FROM 20N111W TO 14N105W TO 09N99W TO 03.4S83W AND ANOTHER
LINE FROM 20N140W TO 06N140W TO 03N130W TO 03.4S119W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL W OF 130W. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS TO MERGE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES TO MOVE S TO JUST NE OF AREA NEAR
33N114W WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 29N116W TO 28N124W. OVER
GULF OF CALIFORNIA WATERS S OF FRONT TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC FRI APR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 11N91W TO 08N102W TO 07N105W TO 09N115W.
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N115W TO 07N125W TO 05N134W TO BEYOND
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 300 NM S OF
TROUGH BETWEEN 91W AND 97W AND WITHIN 180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN
102W AND 108W. SIMILAR ACTIVITY IS WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS
BETWEEN 119W AND 124W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH
BETWEEN 112W AND 114W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.