000
FZPN03 KNHC 140319
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT APR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SAT APR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
OF GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 16N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 111W...AND S OF 20N W 
OF LINE FROM 20N111W TO 10N122W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 23N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 132W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 
110W...AND S OF 21N W OF LINE FROM 21N108W TO 10N120W TO 07N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 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 0300 UTC SAT APR 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 07N95W TO 05N103W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N103W TO 08N120W TO 06N130W TO 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 118W AND 122W, AND WITHIN 60 NM BETWEEN 132W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.