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FZPN03 KNHC 230919
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 25N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 135W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N124W TO 25N127W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 05N BETWEEN 95W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FR0M 10N TO 11N 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. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS 07N120W TO 02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.