000 FZPN03 KNHC 161538 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON APR 16 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON APR 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 18. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13.5N97W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11.5N100W 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 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF LINE FROM 17N110W TO 09N94W TO 03.4S90.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .NW OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 25N114W TO 16N103W TO 10N103W TO 00N125W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW NEAR BAJA CALIFORNIA... NW OF LINE FROM 27N114.5W TO 16N108W TO 00N108W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW NEAR BAJA CALIFORNIA... NW OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 22N113W TO 15N136W TO 09N136W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 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. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 09N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 31N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28.5N E OF 117.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 117.5W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28.5N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 118W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1445 UTC MON APR 16... .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N74W TO 10.5N81W TO 08.5N94W. ITCZ STRETCHES FROM 08.5N94W TO 06N113W TO 07N124W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 03.5N TO 08N E OF 79W TO COASTAL COLOMBIA. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS ALSO NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N AND 180 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 97W AND 135W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.