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FZPN03 KNHC 111522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN MAR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 05N TO LINE FROM 21N140W TO 12N123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W 
OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 19N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 17N130W TO 30N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  

.FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12.5N E OF 93W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 
10N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N BETWEEN 100W AND 
127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 
10.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 113W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 113W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82W INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN MAR 11...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH NOT PRESENT ACROSS E PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 04N90W TO THE EQUATOR ALONG 107W AND THEN CONTINUES W-SW IN 
THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S OF AXIS.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.