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FZPN03 KNHC 151527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W 
AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 
10N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 
104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW 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 23N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA COAST 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 118W TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA COAST NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W 
TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 05N AND IN S TO SW SWELL S OF 
05N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N 
W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 
10N AND IN SW SWELL S OF 10N.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 29N137W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 23N127W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU MAR 15...
.TROUGH FROM 03N125W TO 02N129W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 
05N BETWEEN 124W AND 129W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N90W TO 
02N104W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 101W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.