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FZPN03 KNHC 231537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 450
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
N OF 23N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 27N140W. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
N OF 20N W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 24N130W TO 19N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 24N130W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 23N140W. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 135W W TO NW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 
150 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 19N130W TO 13N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT 
12 TO 19 FT REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT.

.FROM 13N TO 23N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N W OF 136W NE WINDS TO 20 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 07N BETWEEN 95W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FR0M 10N TO 11N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 1515 UTC FRI MAR 23...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N111W TO 06N125W TO 04N132W TO 03N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 116W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.