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FZPN03 KNHC 050327
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT MAR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N81W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 21N BETWEEN 114W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 118W TO W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 120W TO W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.W OF A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 23N130W TO 21N130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF A 
LINE FROM 24N126W TO 30N134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 05N W OF 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 121W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N 
TO 07N W OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD 
MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 23N W 
OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13.5N96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0230 UTC SAT MAR 05...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS WAS HIGHLY AMPLIFIED 
ACROSS THE E PACIFIC...ANALYZED FROM 01N80W TO 01N82W TO 06N93W 
TO LOW PRES NEAR 06N96W 1007 MB THEN CONTINUES TO THE EQUATOR 
ALONG 00N102W INTO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TO 04S108W THEN TO 
THE EQUATOR AT 00N119W TO 06N128W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 136W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.