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FZPN03 KNHC 160258
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
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 A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N98W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W 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 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W EXCEPT S 
OF 03N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL 
EXCEPT SW SWELL S OF 08N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 97W S OF LINE FROM 
08N97W TO 20N130W TO 20N140W  EXCEPT S OF 03S W OF 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 27N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 21N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 28N128W TO 30N140W. 
N OF FRONT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 20N130W TO 20N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 25N124W TO 25N135W. 
W OF FRONT TO 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N AND FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 120W 
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 0045 UTC THU MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N85W TO 03N97W TO 00N104W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 87W 
AND BETWEEN 96W AND 99W AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W 
AND 92W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.