000
FZPN03 KNHC 021501
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N102W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 
12N BETWEEN 98W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED E AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W 
AND 125W AND FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 03N TO 06N W 
OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 26N133W TO 22N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 180 
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N122W TO 27N131W. NW OF A 
LINE FROM 30N124W TO 25N134W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE W OF A 
LINE FROM 30N128W TO 24N128W TO 20N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WITHIN 150 NM W OF THE BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM W OF THE BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 111W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W 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 1500 UTC WED MAR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N78W TO 05N89W TO 
01N110W THEN RESUMES NEAR 05N111W TO 04N125W TO 08N140W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 09N BETWEEN 127W AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.