000
FZPN03 KNHC 240330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU FEB 24 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 1019 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N122W TO 26N117W TO 
21N121W. N OF 21N AND W OF TROUGH TO 131W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF TROUGH NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS 
MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT  
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. FROM 07N TO 20N BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W AND FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 118W AND S OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 120W AND FROM 07N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 22N 
W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

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

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 110W AND 113W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 116W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 25N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.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 AS OF 0300 UTC THU FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 02N78W TO 01N97W TO 
03N110W TO 06N124W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.