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FZPN03 KNHC 042145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 
TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N97.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. 
.24 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 40 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. 
.48 HOUR WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 100W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 
98W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.24 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 109W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 113W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 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. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N91.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 06N96W 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 2015 UTC SUN MAR 04...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 88W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 129W AND 131W...AND 
FROM 19N TO 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 129W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
 
ITCZ FROM 04N88W TO 00N100W...AND FROM 01N111W TO 02N115W TO 
00N129W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 03N BETWEEN 98W 
AND 102W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.