000
FZPN03 KNHC 170243
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N E OF 120W TO THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE 30N132W TO 
22N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 120W TO THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 20N W OF 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 118W TO THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 20N W OF 108W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06 TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING 
NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W 
OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND 
SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N98W  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0245 UTC THU MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 03N77W TO 02N90W TO 
07N112W TO 03N123W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
OF THE AXIS W OF 110W.

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.