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FZPN03 KNHC 150314
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN APR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN APR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.12 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 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 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 13N97W TO 12N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W TO 12N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 15 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 
105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
9 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 9 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N108W 
TO 10N118W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 18N107W TO 
12N107W TO 06N120W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N113W TO 15N105W TO 09N105W TO 06N120W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 24N.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANCE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN APR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 09N100W TO 08N105W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 08N105W TO 07N120W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W. A 
CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 
07N TO 10N BETWEEN 131W AND 136W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
IS FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 108W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N 
OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 118W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.