000
FZPN03 KNHC 201533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 25N E OF 119W AND FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 110W AND 113W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N110W TO 10N110W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 20N W 
OF 107W AND FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 TUE MAR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ 05N114W TO 04N127W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.