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FZPN03 KNHC 180933
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 29N140W. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 128W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 128W SW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT TO 124W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.N OF 28N WITHIN 330 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WITHIN 150 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM THE 
SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 08N97W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 07N90W TO 00N105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N 
OF 28N W OF 125W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 07N90W TO 00N95W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PART.

.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 BETWEEN 85W AND 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 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 18...
.TROUGH FROM 12N119W TO 04N126W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH N OF 06N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 03N99W TO 04N112W TO 
07N122W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N AND 45 NM 
S OF AXIS W OF 132W AS WELL AS WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 
108W AND 110W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.