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FZPN03 KNHC 121550
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU APR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU APR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE 30N116W TO 19N125W TO 12N133W TO 09N140W. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N E OF 125W. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT N OF 28N W OF 131W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW AND N OF LINE 
FROM 24N112W TO 15N124W TO 08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 26N. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST NW AND N OF LINE FROM 21N112W TO 11N123W TO 
09N131W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW AND N OF LINE FROM 19N112W TO 11N121W TO 
07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...
EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 23N E OF 126W.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 114W N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC THU APR 12...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
11N116W TO 10N119W...WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 14N93W TO 12N95W
...WITHIN 30 NM OF 12.5N100W AND ALSO WITHIN 30 NM OF 05N81W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 06N91W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
06N91W TO 07N110W TO 06N120W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W. SECONDARY 
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04S86W TO 03.4S100W TO 03.4S110W TO 
03.4S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 119W AND 123W...AND WITHIIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 111W AND 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 86W AND 94W...AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF SECONDARY TROUGH 
BETWEEN 102W AND 105W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.