000
FZPN03 KNHC 261559
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 91W... INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 91W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 93W... INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 
06N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF PANAMA N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 17N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N123W. N OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 17N TO 
25N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N115W TO 25N123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N W OF 110W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 115W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 110W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 
30N115W. S OF FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN FEB 26...
.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 45 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA FROM 04N TO 07N. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 05N 
TO 07N BETWEEN 83W AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 
10N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02N123W TO 03N140W. THERE IS NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NEAR THE ITCZ.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN