000
FZPN03 KNHC 121530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. N OF 29N W OF FRONT WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 
119W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS.  N 
OF 24N E OF 119W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 124W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 
120W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 12N
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N 
WATERS BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. 

.FROM 16N TO 22N E OF 109W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 20N E OF 107W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 100W 
AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 04N95W TO 05N110W TO 
04N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
130-150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 135 NM N OF AXIS W OF 135W.  

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.