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FZPN03 KNHC 182128
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 17N BETWEEN 125W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 02N W OF 115W TO LINE FROM 24N115W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 123W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 29N111W TO 24N115W. N OF 26N BETWEEN 123W AND 
BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT N OF 27N E OF 116W. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 
FROM 26N12W TO 11N130W TO 11N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF 24N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT INLAND. N OF 27N BETWEEN 123W AND 
BAJA CALIFORNIA W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM 
23N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT N OF 19N BETWEEN 113W AND 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W AND 114W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W 
OF 105W EXCEPT N OF 22N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 107W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W... 
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 2000 UTC SUN MAR 18...
.COLD FRONT FROM 29N111W TO 24N115W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT N OF 26N.

.TROUGH 10N85W TO 07N85W TO 02N93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
240 NM SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 89W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.