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FZPN03 KNHC 121529
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. NW OF LINE 30N126W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
23N128W TO 13N128W TO 00N101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL W OF 130W AND IN BROAD MIX OF 
SWELL E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N120W TO 28N120W TO 13N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N 
W OF 120W AND S OF 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL W OF 120W AND MIXED SW 
AND NE SWELL E OF 120W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 03N TO 23N W OF 117W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 93W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 
105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N94W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 94W AND  
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N93W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 23N117W TO 13N112W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA AND ALSO
N OF 06N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENT ACROSS E PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 03.5N92W TO S OF THE EQUATOR AT 113W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 93W AND 103W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.