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FZPN03 KNHC 230253
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 28N132W TO 25N140W. NW OF FRONT N  
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN 
118W AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 130W 
AND 134W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 25N132W TO 20N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 26N130W TO 24N140W. 
NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 23N127W TO 14N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 04N TO 13N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W AND FROM 04N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 96W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FR0M 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PANAMA N 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0215 UTC FRI MAR 23...

.SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N91W TO 02N98W. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITHIN 
90 NM W OF TROUGH N OF 4N. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N117W TO 06N123W TO 06N128W TO 03N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.