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FZPN03 KNHC 101544
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 99W AND 
107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 99W AND 107W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 06N 
TO 09N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MERGING SW AND NE SWELL.
.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.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N93W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N93W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 
96.5W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING 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 111W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

.N OF 04.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81.5W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82W 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 1515 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 03N95W TO THE EQUATOR 
ALONG 108W. SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ SEGMENT.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.