000
FZPN03 KNHC 251557
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 
105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE AND E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 
30N120W TO 18N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 
24N120W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 19N TO 25N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N115W TO 16N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT I 
NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SAT FEB 25...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FROM 
04N TO 06N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS NOTED FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 
102W AND 111W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 01N100W TO 01N110W. THE ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 01N110W TO 05N120W TO 02N132W TO 04N140W. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN