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FZPN03 KNHC 040301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13.5N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 11.5N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT. 
.48 HOUR WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 108W TO E COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 21N E OF 
110W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20  
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 04N TO 21N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 132W AND N 
OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 111W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 113W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N139W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 106W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 113W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 06N93.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SUN MAR 04...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
 
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE IS ANALYZED FROM THE EQUATOR 
ALONG 109W TO 02N117W TO 02N128W THEN CROSSES THE EQUATOR AGAIN 
ALONG 135W. THE ITCZ REMAINS UNUSUALLY FAR SOUTH...AND IS SOUTH 
OF THE EQUATOR BOTH EAST AND WEST OF THIS DESCRIBED POSITION. 
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED S OF 04N BETWEEN 
94W AND 130W.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING