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FZPN03 KNHC 150915
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23N BETWEEN 113W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N BETWEEN 115W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 29N140W. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED IN NEXT SECTION.

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W 
OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. REMAINDER AREA FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
 
.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 FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0700 UTC TUE MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 05N85W TO 06N113W TO 
05N123W TO 05N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM 
N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS W OF 135W...BETWEEN 90 NM AND 150 NM S OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 129W AND 131W...AND BETWEEN 90 NM AND 210 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 123W.
 
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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.