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FZPN03 KNHC 241516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE APR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE APR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 28N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 
25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W.
W OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 18N140W TO 12N125W TO 
07N130W TO 10N140W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.S OF LINE FROM 03.4S82W TO 01S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03.4S96W TO 02S120W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W..INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 1500 UTC TUE APR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 07N98W. ITCZ FROM 07N98W TO 08N114W TO 
06N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM OF LINE FROM 06N77W TO 08N86W TO 05N103W AND WITHIN 240 
NM OF LINE FROM 04N104W TO 11N118W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.