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FZPN03 KNHC 031000
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 40 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.21 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 09N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 09N101W N TO NE WINDS N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 
100W AND 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 23N NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 23N W 
OF 110W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 110W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 24N E OF 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 26N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 115W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT MAR 03...

SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION S OF 02N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN