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FZPN03 KNHC 021739 AAA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

...UPDATED TO INCLUDE WARNING...

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 04.

.STORM WARNINGS.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W. N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 11N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N E OF 110W NW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.N OF 25N E OF 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 03N TO 25N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 116W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 24N W OF 115W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 116W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
25N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 02...
.SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 122W AND 127W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS ANALYZED ALONG THE EQUATOR 
BETWEEN 106W AND 113W. ALL CONVECTION IS S OF THIS PORTION OF 
THE ITCZ.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA