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FZPN03 KNHC 060326
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
TO 15 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
15N95W TO 12.5N97W 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 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE CONDITIONS.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 104W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 
100W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 108W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. REMAINDER 
OF AREA S OF 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 112W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL.

.FROM WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 05N93W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 
134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND 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 05N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND N 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 05N TO 19N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22.5N W OF 
127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 

.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.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC TUE MAR 06...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 84W AND 
96W.

.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. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION NOTED N OF THE EQUATOR. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.