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FZPN03 KNHC 102155
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13  
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N97.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W TO 12N96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N97.5W TO 
10.5N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 08.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 
100W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 08.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95.5W TO 11N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 11.5N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N BETWEEN 91W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 24N120W TO 07N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 NM SE OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W 
TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 24N120W TO 07N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 120W TO THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2030 UTC THU MAR 10...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 
03N TO 05N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 05N78W TO 03N90W TO 
05N110W TO 05N120W TO 03N130W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN60 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 78W AND 95W...AND WITHIN 90 NM 
OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND 140W.
  
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.