000
FZPN03 KNHC 250330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 25 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 28N W OF 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N124W TO 20N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE 30N116W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
95W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT FEB 25...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS 02N112W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL