000
FZPN03 KNHC 241620 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI FEB 24 2012

CORRECTED TO INCLUDE GALE WARNING HEADLINE

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 26.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 122W AND 131W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 123W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 128W N TO NE 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 121W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1545 UTC FRI FEB 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02N105W TO 02N120W TO 02N134W 
TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 08N
BETWEEN 133W AND 139W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE