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FZPN03 KNHC 170900
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON APR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE APR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 28N131W TO 26N137W 
TO 24N140W. NEW COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. N OF LINE FROM 
30N136W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING MERGED STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N127W 
TO 27N131W TO 25N135W TO 20N140W. N OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 
28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 28N127W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 26N132W TO 23N137W. NEW COLD 
FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. N OF LINE FROM 30N131W TO 23N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
30N140W. 

.FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 116W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03.4S107W TO 01N122W TO 00N126W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC MON APR 17...

.TROUGH FROM 06N79W TO 07N85W TO 05N94W TO 05N98W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 05N98W TO 08N111W TO 03N123W TO 05N133W TO BEYOND 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 06N 
BETWEEN 98W AND 103W AND WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N106W TO 
02N110W TO 04N120W TO 11N111W TO 08N106W.

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.