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FZPN03 KNHC 241516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 117W TO THE W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 116W TO THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 25N122W. NW OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 
12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N W OF 124W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 17W BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND W OF LINE 20N105W TO 10N92W TO 00N92W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL. S OF 05N BETWEEN 81W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NNE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N AND W OF LINE 20N107W TO 10N95W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N AND W OF LINE 20N108W 
TO 10N100W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  

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

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 1500 UTC THU MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 06N88W TO 03N110W TO 
02N118W TO 05N125W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF AXIS FROM 118W TO 131W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 
30 NM OF 04N99W...AND WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
05N87W TO 03N92W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.