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FZPN03 KNHC 032147
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
45 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 11.5N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT. 
.48 HOUR WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 106W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 111W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21.5N NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W AND ALSO WITHIN 90 NM OF 
W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 28N AND 29N N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 120W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 132W AND N OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 
132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 115W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 06N93.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1800 UTC SAT MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS ANALYZED FROM 04N77W TO 
00N83W TO 00N90W. THE ITCZ REMAINS SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR FROM 
00N90W TO 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION S OF 03N BETWEEN 
105W AND 115W.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING