000
FZPN03 KNHC 141540
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT APR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 11.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 
103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF LINE FROM 19.5N109W TO 15N119W TO 11N116W TO 06N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 
14 FT N OF 16N W OF 120W...HIGHEST NEAR 20N132W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 16N108W TO 07N122W TO 05N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N115W TO 14N103W 
TO 10N103W TO 00N136W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT NEAR 25.5N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 31N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 00N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SW SWELL.
.12 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 1445 UTC SAT APR 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N75W TO 09N92W TO 07N105W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 07N105W TO 07N117W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 300 NM N AND 240 NM S 
OF TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED 
WITHIN 240 NM N OF ITCZ. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.