000
FZPN03 KNHC 030314
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
0430 UTC THU MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 10N102W TO 10N103W. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 101W 
AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W TO 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N110W TO 09N109W. FROM 09N TO 
11N BETWEEN 108W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
E SWELL. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 101W AND 111W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 
113W AND 115W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 
11N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE 
TO E OF 88W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 25N E OF 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.N OF 25N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 135W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC THU MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N77W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 06N88W TO 04N108W TO 06N114W TO 04N125W TO 07N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
130W AND 133W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.