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FZPN03 KNHC 181535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF LINE 20N115W TO 00N100W 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 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 115W 
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 08N TO 20N W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 27N114W TO 24N117W. W OF FRONT TO 125W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT N 
OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVE INLAND. N OF 28N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 125W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 89W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN MAR 18...
.TROUGH 10N85W TO 04N96W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 83W AND 93W. 

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

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.