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FZPN03 KNHC 050935
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON MAR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
TO 18 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 21N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 125W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 30N137W TO 13N110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 
110W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W 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 06N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 122W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 122W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC MON MAR 05...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 85W AND 
88W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
 
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS CURRENTLY NOT EVIDENT ACROSS THE E 
PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS FROM 00N100W TO 01S105W TO 01N115W TO BEYOND 
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 103W AND 108W.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.