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FZPN03 KNHC 120939
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM OF THE W COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
06N TO 12N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 28N115W TO 12N135W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM OF THE W COAST OF THE 
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF A LINE FROM 26N112W TO 06N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM OF THE W COAST OF THE 
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 26N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 120W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 06N120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N98W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 106W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0900 UTC SAT MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N78W TO 02N95W TO 
06N120W TO 05N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 87W AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 130W AND WITHIN 120 NM 
S OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 125W.
  
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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.