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FZPN03 KNHC 210935
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 20N FROM 150 NM W OF W 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 27N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 113W AND 125W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE 20N110W TO 16N107W TO 07N112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N W 
OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 11N W OF 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH 
LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
122W AND 131W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 24N140W 
WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 21N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N124W TO 23.5N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED MAR 21...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG NOTED WITHIN 210 NM SE OF TROUGH 
FROM 09N86W TO 07N87.5W TO 03N94W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.