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FZPN03 KNHC 010328
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N95W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N94W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 99W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 97W AND FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N AND N OF 22N E OF 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 23N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 111W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 04N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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 0300 UTC WED FEB 29...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N130W TO 19N122W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS ALONG THE 
EQUATOR BETWEEN 103W AND 117W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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FORECASTER HUFFMAN