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FZPN03 KNHC 151520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 30N133W TO 27N137W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 
11 FT N OF 29N. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO LINE FROM 30N132W TO 28N135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N136W 
THEN STATIONARY TO 26N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 
28N135W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NEW COLD 
FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N139W TO 27N140W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 18N W OF W OF 137W AND FROM 06N TO 22N BETWEEN 119W 
AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 114W AND 136W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10N114W 
TO 08N124W TO 08N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
09N129W TO 09N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.

.N OF 24N E OF 123W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 115W AND 117W AND N OF 
28N E OF 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 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. 
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N87.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 1.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT APR 15...

.SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 08N137W TO 08N140W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE NORTHERN ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N93W TO 04N106W TO 03N118W 
TO 03N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 96W AND 104W...AND WITHIN 120 
NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 128W. THE SOUTHERN ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 03.4S90W TO 03.4S105W TO BEYOND 03S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 110W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 93W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.