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FZPN03 KNHC 180238
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 27N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 122W 
AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 30N120W. ELSEWHERE W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
23N110W TO 10N107W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 28N W OF 125W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 128W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W 
OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 117W TO THE COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0300 UTC FRI MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 03N78W TO 04N100W TO 
07N115W TO 04N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
IS WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 134W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.