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FZPN03 KNHC 060933
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS TO 17 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE CONDITIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N105W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N105W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO E 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN A 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 11N BETWEEN 
95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD 
MIX OF SWELL.

.FROM WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 05N93W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 30N137W TO 13N110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 19N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22.5N W OF 
127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 

.N OF 16N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 28N120W TO 29N125W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 23N E OF 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N 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 0900 UTC TUE MAR 06...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 
93W AND 98W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
 
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT EVIDENT ACROSS THE EPAC ATTM. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES TO MEANDER BACK AND FORTH NEAR THE EQUATOR W OF 
92W...AND IS PRESENTLY ENTIRELY S OF THE EQUATOR. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.