000
FZPN03 KNHC 260921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN FEB 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 91W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 91W AND 104W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 16N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 16N140W N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY N TO NE SWELL. N OF 
25N E OF LINE TO 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. WITHIN 210 NM E OF LINE FROM 17N TO 25N WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 17N 
TO 24N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 
W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. 

.24 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 
30N115W. S OF FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC SUN FEB 26...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 
EASTERN PANAMA FROM 05N TO 08N. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 03N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01N120W TO 01N130W TO 00N135W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER