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FZPN03 KNHC 120334
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 12 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 138W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED OVER NE WATERS. N OF 24N 
FROM THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 16N TO 25N E OF 119W AND GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 104W AND 111W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT 
IN GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS MERGED WITH AREA 
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 16N BETWEEN 112W AND 
119W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 
15N100W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 15N100W TO 00N100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC COAST 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.49 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC COAST 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0145 UTC FRI MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 06N90W TO 05N105W TO 
07N115W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 84W AND 96W AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 83W AND 89W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM SW OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 109W AND 118W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.