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FZPN03 KNHC 172113
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06N TO 28N W OF 130W AND N OF 14N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 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 MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT N OF 
27N BETWEEN 120W AND 138W 10 TO 16 FT.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 117W TO THE COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
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 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...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 2045 UTC THU MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 03N78W TO 04N105W TO 
07N115W TO 04N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 80 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 134W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE IS WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 130W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.