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FZPN03 KNHC 162130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 26N135W AND STATIONARY TO 25N140W.
N OF 29N WITHIN 120NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 
25N140W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. NW OF NEW
COLD FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 
25N140W. COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 24N140W. NW OF COLD FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING MERGED DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 
30N127W TO 21N140W. NEW COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N135W TO 26.5N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 

.FROM 04N TO 16N W OF 117W...AND FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 106W 
AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 02S BETWEEN 102W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 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 2100 UTC SUN APR 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 07N131W AND WITHIN 30 NM 
OF A LINE FROM 07N84W TO 06N88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NORTHERN HEMISPHERIC ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N89W TO 07N106W TO 
04N117W TO 04N127W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 126W AND 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 130W. SIMILAR ACTIVITY 
IS WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 98W...AND WITHIN 60 NM S 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 130W. A SOUTHERN ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
06S94W TO 03.4S102W TO 02S110W TO BEYOND 03S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 99W 
AND 104W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 94W 
AND 99W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.