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FZPN03 KNHC 150916
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 124W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 23N124W TO 17N120W TO 10N120W TO 05N125W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY 17N125W TO 07N119W TO 07N140W 
TO 10N140W TO 17N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. W OF LINE FROM 
30N135W TO 28N136W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. E OF FRONT 
AND N OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 28N137W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 30N135W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 
27N135W...THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO 26N140W. N OF 29N W 
OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT APR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NORTHERN ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N93W TO 04N104W TO 02N123W TO 
03N135W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS E OF 107W. SOUTHERN ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 03.4S90W TO 02S98W TO 03S107W TO BEYOND 03S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02S TO 03.4S BETWEEN 101W AND 110W.

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.