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FZPN03 KNHC 120926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND
103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 28N133W TO 26N140W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 29N129W TO 29N130W TO 29N131W TO 30N134W TO 30N135W TO
30N127W TO 29N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N128.5W TO 27N134W
TO 25.5N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 27N132W TO 
25N140W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 28.5N140W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 29N138W TO 29N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N135W TO 29N138W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 27N130W TO 
25N140W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 28N134W TO 27N140W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N137W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N132W 
TO 28N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 
30N116W TO 26N125W TO 24N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N129W TO 
20N130W TO 20N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N122W TO 24N129W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N117W TO 24N122W TO 26N123W TO 30N121W
TO 30N116W TO 29N115W TO 26N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 27N115W TO 27N116W TO
29N117W TO 30N117W TO 30N116W TO 29N115W TO 27N115W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N114W TO 24N115W TO 24N117W TO 26N117W 
TO 27N115W TO 27N114W TO 25N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N115W TO 27N117W TO
28N117W TO 30N117W TO 30N116W TO 29N114W TO 28N115W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9
FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N113W TO 22N114W TO 22N117W TO 
25N117W TO 27N115W TO 25N113W TO 23N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 09N125W TO 08N135W TO 06N140W TO 13N140W 
TO 14N135W TO 12N127W TO 09N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N117W TO 07N117W
TO 04N140W TO 21N140W TO 20N128W TO 15N126W TO 10N117W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N116W TO 04N127W TO 
05N140W TO 19N140W TO 18N120W TO 08N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 07N114W TO 04N129W TO 
05N140W TO 20N140W TO 18N121W TO 07N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED APR 12...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 88.5W
AND 90.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NORTHERN ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N102W TO 03N116W TO 04N130W
THEN RESUMES FROM 02N137W TO 01N140W. SOUTHERN ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS
FROM 03.4S108W TO 02S116W TO 03.4S120W. WIDELY SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM N OF NORTHERN ITCZ BETWEEN 115W AND 130W.
SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 02S BETWEEN 100W AND 104W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.