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FZPN03 KNHC 170822
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 19.

.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 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 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. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N115W TO 
00N105W EXCEPT S OF 04N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT SW SWELL S OF 10N.
.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 20N115W TO 00N95W 
EXCEPT S OF 02N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 120W 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 30N121W TO 26N130W TO 28N138W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 118W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N125W TO 
20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 25N120W TO 23N135W. 
NW OF FRONT TO 133W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 29N115W TO 20N117W TO 20N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N E OF 120W TO 
THE BAJA PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 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 22N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 132W. 

.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 27N TO 31N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC SAT MAR 17...
.TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 04N90W TO 04N100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60-90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
86W AND 94W. 

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.