000
FZPN03 KNHC 180314
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 125W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF A LINE FROM 00N95W TO 20N125W TO 20N140W EXCEPT S OF 03N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 03N TO 06N W OF 125W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 09N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 03N TO 06N W OF 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 25N125W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT TO 
135W N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. E OF FRONT TO BAJA CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 
20N125W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N109W TO 
21N116W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 125W AND BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM 
OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT N OF 24N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN 121W 
AND BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
 
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N AND FROM 
18N TO 23N BETWEEN 104W AND 107W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0030 UTC SUN MAR 18...
.COLD FRONT 30N116W TO 25N125W TO 23N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N.

.TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 07N87W TO 05N97W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 75 NM SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 86W AND BETWEEN 94W 
AND 96W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 270 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
85W AND 91W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.