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FZPN03 KNHC 011539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1630 UTC TUE MAR 01 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 26N137W TO 24N140W. N OF 22N W OF 128W SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 24N139W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED N AND S SWELL. W OF FRONT AND WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT BETWEEN 
25N AND 27N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N122W TO 24N137W. W OF 
FRONT N OF 25N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W AND FROM 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED N AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 22N BETWEEN 112W AND 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND SW 
SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 
16N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 113W AND 117W N OF 25N TO THE W COAST 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 
10N99W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 09N TO 
12N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC TUE MAR 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06N77W TO 05N87W TO 
02N95W TO 01N98W...AND FROM 03N113W TO 06N121W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 77W AND 87W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 98W...AND 
WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER WROE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.