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FZPN03 KNHC 171543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 05N W OF 130W AND FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W 
OF 130W. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N110W TO 00N110W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 24N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W
TO 10N100W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W
TO 11N100W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL EXCEPT N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 138W 10 TO 15 FT.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 09N79W 
TO 05N79W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1530 UTC THU MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 05N78W TO 02N93W TO 
05N105W TO 07N115W TO 03N131W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 131W AND 
60 NM S OF AXIS E OF 79W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 118W AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
122W AND 127W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.