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FZPN03 KNHC 170304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 60 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 19N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N120W TO 
00N110W EXCEPT S OF 04N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT SW SWELL S OF 08N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N124W TO 00N97W 
EXCEPT S OF 02N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W FROM 14N TO A LINE FROM 
06N120W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL.

.NW OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 28N132W TO 30N137W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 121N N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 
20N130W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 25N123W TO 25N135W. 
W OF FRONT TO 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 121W AND 130W. E 
OF FRONT TO 116W N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO 20N124W TO 
20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N112W TO 
21N117W. N OF 27N E OF 121W TO THE BAJA PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 
112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 
12 TO 16 FT N OF 23N BETWEEN 114W AND 130W. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 31N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS S OF 28N. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0045 UTC SAT MAR 17...
.TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 04N87W TO 04N100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 85W 
AND 94W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.