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FZPN03 KNHC 240341
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC THU MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N 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 N OF 23N WITHIN 90 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 21N140W. FROM 21N TO 25N 
W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W 
OF 110W...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SECTION WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. 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 N OF 23N W OF 110...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
BAJA CALIFORNIA SECTION WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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 06N 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 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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 10 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N 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 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.  

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 0230 UTC THU MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N83W TO 04N102W TO 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75 NM S OF AXIS 
W OF 130W.

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.