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FZPN03 KNHC 050227
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED APR 05 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU APR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EPAC N OF 04N BETWEEN 108W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 01S BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S BETWEEN 101W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 107W AND 113W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W 
TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 29N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W... COLD 
FRONT AT 30N140W. N OF 29.5N W OF 138W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N123W TO 26N130W TO 26N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED APR 05..

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A TROUGH EXTENDS SW FROM 07N78W TO 04N97W. ITCZ FROM 04N97W TO 
02N114W TO 06N123W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 07N84W TO 03N97W AND WITHIN 
120 NM OF 03N123W AND 09N132W. SECOND ITCZ FROM 04S96W TO 
04S111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 
FROM 03S99W TO 03.4S111W. 
                                                            
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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.