000 FZPN03 KNHC 122114 RRA HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU APR 12 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU APR 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 123W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT N OF 28N W OF 131W. .18 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW AND N OF LINE FROM 22N112W TO 14N124W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS... EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 24N BETWEEN 124W AND 135W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W. .42 HOUR FORECAST NW AND N OF LINE FROM 21N112W TO 11N123W TO 09N131W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL..EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W. .48 HOUR FORECAST NW AND N OF LINE FROM 19N112W TO 11N122W 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. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA 18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N W OF 114W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. FROM 22N TO 23N BETWEEN 109W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2045 UTC THU APR 12... .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N115W TO 10.5N119W...WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 04N84W TO 06.5N85W.14N93W TO 12N95W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 10N111W. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 14N94W TO 13N96W... AND WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 13N98W TO 13N101W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N83W TO 06N91W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N91W TO 06N100W TO 07N110W TO 06N120W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. SECONDARY TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04S86W TO 03.4S100W TO 03.4S110W TO 03.4S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S AND 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 116W AND ALSO BETWEEN 119W AND 122W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 89W...AND WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 87W AND 89W...WITHIN 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 133W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 130W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.