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FZPN03 KNHC 050309
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 07.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 
TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N97.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. 
.48 HOUR WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 
98W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 09N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 101W AND 
107W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 106W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 113W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 
127W AND 134W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 20N140W TO 11N107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N TO LINE FROM 20N140W TO 11N123W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. FROM 06N TO 
11N BETWEEN 106W AND 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND N SWELL. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N91.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 06N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 122W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27.5N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC MON MAR 05...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 08N81W TO 01.5N90W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 04N BETWEEN 95W AND 112W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
 
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS CURRENTLY NOT EVIDENT ACROSS THE E 
PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS REMAINS S OF THE EQUATOR E OF 90W...CROSSES 
THE EQUATOR AT 92W TO 01.5N101W THEN CROSSES INTO THE SOUTHERN 
HEMISPHERE AGAIN ALONG 107W...CROSSES THE EQUATOR AGAIN NEAR 
114W TO 03.5N120W TO THE EQUATOR NEAR 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.