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FZPN03 KNHC 091541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 13N BETWEEN 
94W AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC AND WITHIN 45 NM OF 
LINE FROM 13N96W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 20N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
N OF 26N E OF 116W TO COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 116W TO COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 
113W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 
11N BETWEEN 90W AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W AND 98W AND 117W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 115W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 90W AND 100W AND IN SW SWELL
BETWEEN 100W AND 110W.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 113W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 22N140W TO 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 117W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N120W TO 14N110W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT N OF AREA. N OF 25N W OF 135W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC FRI MAR 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ IS IN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR...ALONG 02N78W 01N80W TO THE 
EQUATOR ALONG 81W. THE ITCZ IS FROM 00N TO 01S BETWEEN 81W AND 
105W. THE ITCZ IS TO THE SOUTH OF 01S EVERYWHERE ELSE TO THE 
WEST OF 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE STRONG FROM 00N TO 02N BETWEEN 
78W AND 81W IN COLOMBIA...ECUADOR...AND IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC 
OCEAN COASTAL WATERS. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
03N TO 04N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W. NO MONSOON TROUGH WAS ANALYZED.

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.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.