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FZPN03 KNHC 052145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 07.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 13N96.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 17 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 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE CONDITIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 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 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W 
AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 114W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 111W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
13N W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N 
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. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 06N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 125W N TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25.5N BETWEEN 116W AND 
134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON MAR 05...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 00N TO 03N BETWEEN 
104W AND 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
 
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT EVIDENT ACROSS THE EPAC ATTM. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES TO MEANDER BACK AND FORTH NEAR THE EQUATOR W OF 
92W...AND IS PRESENTLY ENTIRELY S OF THE EQUATOR. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 04N TO 08N E OF 80W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 01N TO 06N BETWEEN 82W AND 
89W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.