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FZPN03 KNHC 012101
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
2230 UTC TUE MAR 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W TO 11N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N98W
TO 09N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 22N140W. N OF 24N W OF 
FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DIFFUSE. NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 22N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 107W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED N AND SW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 
15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC TUE MAR 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N78W TO 00N100W...
AND FROM 07N110W TO 05N117W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 06N77W TO 
07N87W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.