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FZPN03 KNHC 221514
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 29N140W. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 131W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W 
OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 
FRONT TO 122W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED OVER FORECAST WATERS. WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN 
TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 26N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N AND FROM 
19N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 118W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND W OF LINE 20N112W TO 10N105W TO 00N92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND W OF 
LINE 20N107W TO 10N100W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 04N BETWEEN 81W AND 
88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND W  
OF LINE 20N106W TO 10N100W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 05 BETWEEN 81W AND 
88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC TUE MAR 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N85W TO 04N110W TO 
06N122W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS   
BETWEEN 85W AND 92W...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 
91W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W 
AND 126W AND WITHIN 30 NM S OF AXIS FROM 126W TO 130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.