000
FZPN03 KNHC 020310
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0430 UTC WED MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W TO 10N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W
TO 09N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 86W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 22N140W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 420 NM 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N127W TO 21N140W. N OF 25N W 
OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE 30N124W
TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED N AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 
15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC WED MAR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07N78W TO 02N100W TO 
04N115W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 06N81W TO 07N88W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.