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FZPN03 KNHC 181535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W. 
N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 
TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW PORTION OF AREA. N 
OF 28N W OF 128W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 29N140W. N OF 29N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...E OF FRONT TO 
121W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT.

.FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 129W AND FROM 06N TO 21N BETWEEN 124W AND
129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 12N100W TO 00N106W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 129W AND FROM 07N TO 15N 
BETWEEN NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 13N97W TO 00N100W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT 
N OF 25N E OF 124W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 13N97W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 118W TO COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS MERGED WITH AREA
BELOW.

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

.FROM 08N TO 11N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST BETWEEN 88W 
AND 91W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 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
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1515 UTC FRI MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N98W TO 04N111W TO 
07N121W TO 03N134W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 131W AND 136W AND ALSO FROM 
10N TO 13N BETWEEN 111W AND 119W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM
OF LINE FROM 13N120W TO 11N122W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.