000
FZPN03 KNHC 290329
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 14N95W TO 11N99W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 107W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 08N94W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 
110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 06N TO 24N W OF A LINE FROM 24N120W TO 16N114W TO 06N114W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL HIGHEST N OF 27N E OF 125W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 24N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
07N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 24N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
02N W OF 110W AND S OF 02N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL HIGHEST N OF 28N.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED FEB 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N90W TO 
THE EQUATOR NEAR 108W THEN ALONG THE EQUATOR TO 122W TO 03N128W 
TO 01N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM THE EQUATOR TO 05N 
BETWEEN 98W AND 103W.

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN