000
FZPN03 KNHC 291536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.N OF 25N WITHIN 150 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N116W TO 28N116W TO 20N123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N131W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE 30N117W TO 20N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 19N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CONFUSED 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. FROM 05N TO 16N BETWEEN 
124W AND 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N123W TO 08N100W TO 
00N96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND 
SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE 20N113W TO 08N95W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
CONFUSED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. FROM 08N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 137W NE WINDS 20 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N110W TO 00N96W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU MAR 29...

.SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 
129W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N95W TO 06N110W TO 03.5N127W TO 
04N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED 
WITHIN 120 NM N AND 45 NM S OF AXIS E OF 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM S OF AXIS W OF 116W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.