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FZPN03 KNHC 101513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED APR 10 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED APR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 130W AND FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 123W AND
130 NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A
LINE FROM 21N140W TO 12N130W TO 05N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 19N140W TO
11N132W TO 05N128W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED APR 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74W TO 07N90W TO
06N110W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES TO 06N110W TO 04N125W AND TO BEYOND
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS
NOTED FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 81W AND 88W. SIMILAR CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED ALONG THE COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND PANAMA
FROM 06N TO 08N E OF 79W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.