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FZPN03 KNHC 270247
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU APR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU APR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 114W AND 125W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 124W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.   

.FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N W OF 135W AND FROM 08N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 128W AND WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC THU APR 27...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 08N130W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N80W TO 07N89W TO 05N95W TO 07N101W.
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N101W TO 06N112W TO 05N122W TO 05N131W 
TO 03N140W. A SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
03.4S107W TO 03.4S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 115W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 60 
NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 110W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 117W AND 119W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 126W AND 131W...WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 
97W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 138W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.