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FZPN03 KNHC 181546
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE APR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 27N129W THEN STATIONARY TO 
19N140W. DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH ENTERING AREA NEAR 30N140W. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 29N126W TO 27.5N132W TO 
21.5N140W. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27.5N140W. N AND W OF 
FIRST FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT TO MOVE NE OF AREA. N OF 29N W 
OF 138W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 16N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BAY OF SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 124W AND N OF LINE FROM 16N124W TO 
16N120W TO 25N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND N SWELL.

.S OF LINE FROM 02N120W TO 03.4S115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 00N125W TO 01.5N124W 
TO 03.4S102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 117W AND 131W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE APR 18...

.TROUGH FROM 02.5S92W TO 03S106W TO 00N116W. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02S TO 07S BETWEEN 97W AND 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 08.5N84W TO 04.5N100W TO 10N107W. ITCZ FROM 07N112W 
TO 02N132W TO 01.5N138W. WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG FROM 02.5N TO 09N BETWEEN 81W AND 103W...AND WITHIN 
180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 114W AND 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.