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FZPN03 KNHC 020903
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1030 UTC WED MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 04.

.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. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 
10N100W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 
08N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W AND FROM 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N W OF 112W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 21N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 130W 
WINDS LES THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N128W TO 27N132W TO 21N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 270 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 26N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N123W TO 26N132W. N OF 26N W 
OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N126W TO 14N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
BETWEEN 112W AND 120W N OF 20N TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 BETWEEN 85W AND 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 91W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0715 UTC WED MAR 02...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 
03N TO 04N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 07N77W TO 02N101W TO 
04N107W TO 08N129W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 89W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.