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FZPN03 KNHC 032158
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE APR 3 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED APR  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR  5.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHUATNEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC TUE APR 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 03N100W. ITCZ REACHES FROM 03N100W
TO BEYOND 06.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 117W AND 128W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ 
W OF 138W. SECOND ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.4S94W TO 02SN100W TO 
03.4S110W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.