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FZPN03 KNHC 040932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.03 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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
45 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 45 
TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
40 TO 50 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 40 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. 
.48 HOUR WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS TO 17 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 10N100W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 09N105W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 09N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 
12N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W E WINDS 20 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 14N95W TO 12N100W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 22N E OF 
110W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 24N W OF 116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 23N E OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 16N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 21N W OF 130W AND FROM 04N TO 120W 
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW 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 05N93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN MAR 04...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
 
ITCZ FROM 00N95W TO 03N120W TO 00N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 100W...AND 
WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 115W.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN