000
FZPN03 KNHC 260330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 26 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.NW OF LINE 30N123W TO 20N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N117W TO 17N140W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 27N114W TO 15N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 94W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN FEB 26...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 106W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS 01N120W TO 00N137W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL