000
FZPN03 KNHC 031530
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1630 UTC THU MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 113W AND 122W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.NW OF LINE 30N125W TO 26N130 TO 23N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 24N130W 
TO 20N121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF A LINE 
FROM 28N137W TO 20N119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC THU MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N77W TO LOW PRES 
NEAR 07N89W TO 02N100W TO 06N117W TO 03N130W TO 06N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.