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FZPN03 KNHC 090300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING....N OF 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 13N97W TO 
11N101W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 20N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 30N NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 23N E OF 110W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 
100W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
14N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 110W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 
22N140W TO 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN A BROAD 
MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
22N140W TO 27N115W TO 20N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
LINE FROM 25N140W TO 25N135W TO 16N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 135W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI MAR 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...THE ITCZ IS 
ALONG THE EQUATOR BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. THE ITCZ IS S OF THE 
EQUATOR ELSEWHERE. NO MONSOON TROUGH WAS ANALYZED. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.