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FZPN03 KNHC 142122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 
89W AND 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 91W AND 100W AND FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 
100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 
07N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 
95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 
11N BETWEEN 89W AND 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA AND 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT SW TO W SWELL S 
OF 23N E OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT SW SWELL S OF 05N.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC WED MAR 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N81W TO 
00N111W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 81W 
AND 87W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.