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High Seas Forecast (Tropical Northeast Pacific)


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FZPN03 KNHC 041529
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT APR 04 2026

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT APR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON APR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N95.5W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 M IN 
MIXED NW AND S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.S OF 10N E OF 110W...EXCEPT IN THE LEE OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS... 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.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 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT APR 4...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 05N96W. THE ITCZ STRETCHES 
FROM 05N96W TO 07N115W TO 04N140W. A SECOND ITCZ IS SOUTH OF THE 
EQUATOR AND RUNS FROM 03S86W TO 03S110W TO BEYOND 02S120W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS OBSERVED FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.