000 FZPN03 KNHC 070310 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED MAR 07 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED MAR 07. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 08. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 09. .WARNINGS. ...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...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. .18 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. .24 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 21N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 21N BETWEEN 115W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .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 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 0315 UTC WED MAR 07... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM COLOMBIA NEAR 06N77W TO 04N82W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N82W TO 02N100W TO 00N107W TO 04S120W TO 00N130W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W. $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.