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FZPN03 KNHC 040926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAY 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAY 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAY 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95WTO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 25N130W TO 22N140W. NW OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 135W. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 24N130W TO 21N140W.
N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 24N125W
THEN DISSIPATING FRONT TO 21N130W TO 19N140W. N OF 26N BETWEEN
128W AND 136W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM
30N122W TO 25N124W TO 20N135W TO 14N140W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM
30N134W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH FROM 31.5N114W TO
30N115W. WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA TROUGH FROM 31.5N113.5W TO
30N115W. SE OF TROUGH TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED MAY 04...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
  
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N87W TO A 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 07.5N97W
TO 08N105W. ITCZ FROM 08N105W TO 06N120W TO BEYOND 05N140W.
CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 100W AND 102W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS
BETWEEN 117W AND 121W...AND WITHIN 135 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 124W
AND 129W.  

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.