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FZPN03 KNHC 142132
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT APR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 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 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W 
TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
11 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 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 
11N TO 13N BETWEEN 100W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 19N108W TO 08N120W TO 07N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 
13 FT N OF 15N W OF 120W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 18N106W TO 11N110W 
TO 04N131W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 21N112W TO 15N105W 
TO 09N105W TO 00N132W 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 24N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 25.5N.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 31N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 00.5N W OF 114W 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 2045 UTC SAT APR 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N74W TO 09N90W TO 07N105W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 07N105W TO 07N124W TO 08N131W TO 08N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 
240 NM N AND 210 NM S OF TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 210 NM N AND 90 NM S OF ITCZ. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.