000 FZPN03 KNHC 232130 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI MAR 23 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI MAR 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW. .06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 130W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 22N130W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 25N130W THEN DISSIPATING TO 24N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 139W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 132W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N120W TO 11N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 19 FT REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT. .FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 07N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FR0M 10N TO 11N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 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 2100 UTC FRI MAR 23... .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N102W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N110W TO 091N120W TO 06N131W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 127W. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N81W TO 05N85W TO 05N91W TO 07N97W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 87W. $$ .FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. 000 FZPN03 KNHC 232130 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC FRI MAR 23 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 FRI MAR 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW. .06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 130W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 22N130W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 25N130W THEN DISSIPATING TO 24N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 139W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 132W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N120W TO 11N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 19 FT REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT. .FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .S OF 07N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FR0M 10N TO 11N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 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 2100 UTC FRI MAR 23... .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N102W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N110W TO 091N120W TO 06N131W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 127W. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N81W TO 05N85W TO 05N91W TO 07N97W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 87W. $$ .FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.