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FZPN03 KNHC 182145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 28N140W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 240 NM E AND SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 27N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 
210 NM E AND SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
14 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 300 NM E 
AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 270 NM 
E AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W 
TO 07N94W TO 00N103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
20N105W TO 00N96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 20N107W TO 08N92W TO 00N93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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 N OF 28N E OF 118W TO COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS MERGED WITH AREA
BELOW.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 11N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N85W TO 
08N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N85W TO 
08N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 91W AND 
97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 04N 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 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC FRI MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N98W TO 03N103W TO 
08N124W TO 04N137W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N 
OF AXIS W OF 130W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.