000
FZPN03 KNHC 080329
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.
NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 110W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 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 8 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 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 
90W AND 105W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. FROM 05N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N TO 
10N BETWEEN 90W AND 102W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14S W OF 110W SEAS TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14S W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF 
SWELL.
 
.ELSEWHERE W OF THE LINE FROM 30N116W TO 14N130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W AND 14N110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 25N W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU MAR 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ IS SOUTH OF EQUATOR. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.