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FZPN03 KNHC 061541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 10N102W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W AND
FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 103W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
14N96W TO 10N104W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 13N BETWEEN 103W AND 116W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 98W AND 105W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 
100W AND 115W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.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 08N94W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 03N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 24N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W 
OF 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...
HIGHEST BETWEEN 94W AND 115W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 21N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W 
OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 

.N OF 23N W OF 134W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 135W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FAR NW PORTION. N OF 
28N W OF 137W S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1545 UTC TUE MAR 06...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 
93W AND 98W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

.SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED WITHIN 30 NM OF 07N85W.

THE MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENTLY EVIDENT ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. THE ITCZ IS SUPPRESSED TO FAR S OF THE EQUATOR. SCATTERED
MODERATE S OF 01N BETWEEN 107W AND 112W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.