000
FZPN03 KNHC 161544
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS LESS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
EVENING. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS LESS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
EVENING.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS LESS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
EVENING.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS LESS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 25N WITHIN 60 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF 
A LINE FROM 00N105W TO 15N115W TO 20N130W TO 30N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW A 
LINE FROM 00N100W TO 10N100W TO 22N122W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.NW OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W WINDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 28N140W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 137W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N114W TO 24N120W TO 22N132W. 
NW OF FRONT TO 130W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND 132W IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1415 UTC FRI MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS WAS ANALYZED SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR. NO SIGNIFICANT 
DEEP CONVECTION. 

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.