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FZPN03 KNHC 232126
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC WED MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 24N TO 27N WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 27N WITHIN 90 NM OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 25N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT TO 
132W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 
FRONT W OF 132W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 23N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW TROUGH FROM 30N121W 
TO 26N130W. N OF 23N W OF 110...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BAJA 
CALIFORNIA SECTION WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 23N W OF 110...EXCEPT 
AS NOTED IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SECTION WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W AND FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 
124W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF LINE 
23N110W TO 10N90W TO 00N90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 04N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
09N92W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 23N110W TO 08N95W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.  

.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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 WED MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N83W TO 04N102W TO 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75 NM S OF AXIS 
W OF 128W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.