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FZPN03 KNHC 100946
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 14N96W TO 11N102W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 20 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 120W AND FROM 07N TO 18N BETWEEN 112W AND 
120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 
129W. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL EXCEPT IN NW SWELL S OF 05N W OF 
124W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 129W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N 
W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN 
S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 121W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
N OF 28N. S OF 05N W OF 120W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN
105W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN
S TO SW SWELL.

.FROM 09N 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 12N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 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 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 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 111W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 117W TO COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0930 UTC SAT MAR 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE PRIMARILY ITCZ WITH ASSOCIATED CONVECTION IS JUST S OF THE 
EQUATOR. AN ITCZ SEGMENT EXTENDS FROM 03N93W TO NEAR 01N107W.
SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 45 NM OF 
THE ITCZ SEGMENT.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.