000
FZPN03 KNHC 140330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W 
AND 96W AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 114W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FORM 02N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 
10N BETWEEN 89W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 
10N BETWEEN 89W AND 97W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W AND FROM 
05N TO 11N BETWEEN 99W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN SW TO W SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT SW SWELL S OF 20N E OF 134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N W OF 118W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 
SW TO W SWELL S OF 25N E OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 16N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W 
EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC WED MAR 14...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF LINE FROM 06N87W TO 
02N102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ REMAINS S OF THE EQUATOR.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.