000
FZPN03 KNHC 080949 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 110W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 19N TO 23N E OF 110W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
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 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 
90W AND 100W 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 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 
05N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 21N140W TO 
21N120W TO 14N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN A 
BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 
22N140W TO 22N120W TO 13N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
LINE FROM 20N140W TO 20N120W TO 17N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
 
.N OF 20N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N E OF 116W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W. N OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU MAR 08...

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.