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FZPN03 KNHC 122140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. NW OF LINE 30N126W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N117W TO 14N120W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 30N120W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W 
TO 20N120W TO 14N110W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 03N TO 23N W OF 117W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW AND W SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12.5N 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 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N94W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5N93W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 112W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 23N117W TO 13N112W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA AND ALSO
N OF 04N BETWEEN 81W AND 83W...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WITHIN 60 
NM OF A LINE FROM 05N80W TO 01N83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 
13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENT ACROSS E PACIFIC. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 03N98W TO 00N110W AND CONTINUES S OF THE EQUATOR. 
SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W.  

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.