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FZPN03 KNHC 160314
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON APR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON APR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED APR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N97W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 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 10 TO 15 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 07N 
BETWEEN 96W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 15N106W TO 06N120W 
TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 26N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N112W TO 15N105W TO 09N105W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 114W...FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 
130W...AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 

.12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 
08N TO 10N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 31N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 118W...AND FROM 25N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON APR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 09N92W TO 08N100W. THE 
ITCZ STRETCHES FROM 08N100W TO 07N120W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 10N TO 
13N BETWEEN 102W AND 108W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM N 
OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 123W, AND 
120 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 132W AND 136W. 

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.