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FZPN03 KNHC 190338
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 05N TO 22N 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 N 
OF 03N W OF 115W TO LINE FROM 21N115W TO 10N130W TO 10N140 WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 05N W OF 135W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 130W AND FROM 09N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 28N110W TO 23N114W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 
BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM 24N 
TO 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N 
OF LINE FROM 24N111W TO 10N130W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 118W AND 135W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT MOVED E OF AREA. N OF 25N WITHIN 
330 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 109W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 110W AND 114W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W 
OF 105W EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND N OF 22N W OF 125W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT NE SWELL W 
OF 135W.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 28N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 107W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 31N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 23N E OF 
107W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0115 UTC MON MAR 19...
.COLD FRONT FROM 28N110W TO 23N114W. SCATTERED MODERATE GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 26N.

.TROUGH 09N84W TO 05N87W TO 03N93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
210 NM SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 90W.

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

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.