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FZPN03 KNHC 221539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 
24N140W. NEW COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. WITHIN 90 NM NW OF 
FRONT W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT 
W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 131W W TO NW
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 28N140W. NW OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
29N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 27N132W TO 25N140W. 
NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 
22N131W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 100W AND 130W AND FROM 04N TO 
09N BETWEEN 130W AND 134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL BETWEEN 100W AND 130W AND IN MIXED NE AND 
SW SWELL BETWEEN 130W AND 134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 25N W OF 136W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. S OF 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 106W AND ALSO S OF 06N 
BETWEEN 106W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. S OF 07N BETWEEN 98W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FR0M 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PANAMA N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC THU MAR 22...
.TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 01.5N102W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N
TO 05N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N110W TO 06N123W TO 03N132W TO 02N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 117W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.