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FZPN03 KNHC 182117
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N115W TO 28N116W TO 29N117W TO 30N117W
TO 30N116W TO 28N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO
N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N114W TO 24N116W TO 
30N117W TO 30N116W TO 28N114W TO 24N114W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN 
VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 25N114W TO 24N115W TO 
25N119W TO 28N119W TO 30N117W TO 30N116W TO 25N114W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 06N128W TO 06N140W TO 13N140W TO 10N131W
TO 09N124W TO 06N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N132W TO 
24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N125W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N114W TO 23N115W TO 
24N119W TO 30N122W TO 30N116W TO 29N114W TO 24N114W...INCLUDING 
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 05N117W TO 
07N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N122W TO 25N113W TO 05N117W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N
CENTRAL PART.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03.4S112W TO 03.4S120W TO 01S120W TO
00N131W TO 02N126W TO 02N120W TO 03.4S112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03.4S97W TO 03.4S120W 
TO 09N136W TO 15N131W TO 11N115W TO 06N116W TO 03.4S97W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03.4S91W TO 03.4S120W 
TO 00N127W TO 05N113W TO 09N108W TO 03.4S91W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC TUE APR 18...

.TROUGH FROM 01S94W TO 03.4S95W TO S OF AREA TO 03.4S108W TO
01N115W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG S OF 01S BETWEEN 98W AND
109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N84W TO 06N90W TO 03N100W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 09N110W TO 05N120W TO 03N136W. WIDELY SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM SE OF TROUGH E OF 94W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.