000
FZPN03 KNHC 070932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 105W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 
12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W 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 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. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 29N123W TO 30N129W. N OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 23N E OF 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 117W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12S W OF 110W SEAS TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12S W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 07N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
 
.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 26N 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. FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 110W NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED MAR 07...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 02N87W T0 00N103W TO BEYOND 03S120W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.