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FZPN03 KNHC 121012
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER FAR NW CORNER OF AREA. FROM 05N TO 
19N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 16N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 19N W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 19N127W
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
FAR NW. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL FROM 10N TO 19N AND IN 
MERGING NE AND SW SWELL S OF 10N...HIGHEST W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING FAR NW CORNER OF AREA.
FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W AND S OF 13N BETWEEN 
115W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 20 KT N OF
29N W OF 137W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL EXCEPT 9 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 24N W OF 127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W.
N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 14N109W AND ALSO
S OF 14N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN S TO SW SWELL S OF 20N AND IN NW SWELL N OF 20N EXCEPT 10 TO 
12 FT W OF FRONT.

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W
AND 106W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 102W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MERGING NE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 93W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W NE TO E E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
S OF 07N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 94W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 05N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA AND ALSO
N OF 06N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W 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.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM FROM COAST N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 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 96W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0945 UTC MON MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENT ACROSS E PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 04N93W TO S OF THE EQUATOR AT 107W. SCATTERED  
STRONG IS WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 101W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.