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FZPN03 KNHC 160920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC WED MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 420 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 300 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 113W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.18 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 22N 
W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA TO 03N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 26N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 10N100W TO 00N120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0730 UTC WED MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N85W TO 06N106W TO 
03N116W TO 04N134W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM 
N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS W OF 109W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.