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FZPN03 KNHC 132129
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI APR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI APR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N112W TO 
11N122W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 22N111W TO 10N125W TO 07N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N W OF 112W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29.5N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W
AND 109W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC FRI APR 13...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 
04N83W TO 08N85W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 05N80W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 12N106W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 08N93W TO 09N101W. ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 09N108W TO 09N120W TO 07N131W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 
122W AND 124W...AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 
128W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 
122W AND 124W...AND ALSO WITHIN 30 NM OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 
87W AND 89W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.