000 FZPN03 KNHC 150344 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU MAR 15 2012 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 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 WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .N OF 06N 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. .N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA COAST NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA COAST NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL EXCEPT SW TO W SWELL S OF 23N E OF 130W. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 110W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC THU MAR 15... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N86W TO 00N111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 86W AND 91W AND 94W AND 100W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.