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FZPN03 KNHC 120336
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER FAR NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 05N TO 
LINE FROM 18N140W TO 12N125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. W OF 
LINE FROM 30N118W TO 19N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 135W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERS FAR NW PORTION OF AREA ALONG 
30N134W TO 28N140W. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 130W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 17N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.

.FROM 08N TO 12.5N E OF 92W INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 07N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07N BETWEEN 105W AND 
125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 95W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N 
TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC MON MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENT ACROSS E PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 05N89W TO THE EQUATOR ALONG 107W AND THEN CONTINUES 
WSW IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
IS WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 101W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.