000
FZPN03 KNHC 271550
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON FEB 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 
19N E OF 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.

.THE GULF OF PANAMA N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 10N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N115W TO 18N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 110W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 08N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 23N E OF 112W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N 
W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON FEB 27...
.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 45 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA FROM 05N TO 07N...FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 85W AND 
95W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 113W AND 118W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS 03N125W TO BEYOND 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION 
NOTED.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN