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FZPN03 KNHC 110303
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI MAR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N97.5W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.24 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 02N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 109W SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING N 
TO NE AND SW SWELL. 

.STATIONARY FRONT 30N135W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT 30N130W TO 27N140W. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED BELOW NW OF LINE FROM 27N122W TO 16N134W TO 16N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...NW OF LINE FROM 
25N114W TO 08N128W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 135W 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 CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N E OF 122W TO W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF E OF 122W TO W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 120W TO W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE 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 THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11.5N86W TO 
08.5N98W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0200 UTC FRI MAR 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ANALYZED FROM 04N86W TO 
02N91W TO 06N120W TO 07N123W TO 03N135W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 88W 
AND 94W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE AXIS W OF 131W.
  
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.