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FZPN03 KNHC 100331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.06 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS... GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 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 
110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W 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 S OF 18N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W 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 110W 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 SW SWELL.

.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 07N TO 22N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 23N140W TO 26N116W TO 20N110W TO 
00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N116W TO 13N125W TO 13N110W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN VARIOUS SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC SAT MAR 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ IS ALONG THE EQUATOR BETWEEN 90W AND 110W...AND S OF 
THE EQUATOR ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 03N 
TO 05N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.