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FZPN03 KNHC 190932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 24N140W TO 13N117W TO 03N140W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N114W TO 13N116W TO 02N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY LINE 22N140W TO 20N123W TO 
11N117W TO 04N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 18N140W TO 18N130W 
TO 15N118W TO 08N118W TO 05N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT FROM 26N108W TO 18N118W. N OF 27N FROM 118W TO W 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 130W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT TO MOVE SE AND BECOME ILL DEFINED. 
NEW COLD FRONT FROM 29N111W TO 27N122W. N OF NEW FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM S OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 
26N WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 
110W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 20N TO 23N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 23N105W TO 21N119W. 
WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 
126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED ABOVE...REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 107W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
BETWEEN 27N AND 29N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF MEXICO FROM 18N TO 
24N INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 23N105W TO 21N119W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF COLD FRONT TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 0800 UTC MON MAR 19...

.TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 01N102W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM 
SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 92W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N128W TO BEYOND 01N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT DEEP CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.