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FZPN03 KNHC 212139
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 111W AND 122W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N110W TO 
16N107W TO 05N111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT  
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 

.FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 112W AND 127W AND N OF 24N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 116W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 26N134W TO 24N140W. 
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 22N140W 
WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT W OF 127W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 20N W OF 136W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF COLD FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 96W AND 98W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 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 2115 UTC WED MAR 21...

.TROUGH FROM COAST OF COSTA RICA 10N85W TO 04N94W TO 02N100W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 250 NM SE OF TROUGH E 
OF 91W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH IS FROM 10N104W TO 06N115W TO 04N130W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 121W. 

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.