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FZPN03 KNHC 240254
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT 
TO 129W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 30N130W 24N133W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N126W TO 25N130W THEN DISSIPATING 
TO 23N140W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 22N129W 
TO 15N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS E OF THE FRONT 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. SEAS W OF THE FRONT 11 TO 18 FT.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 23N128W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 21N140W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 138W W TO NW 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N W OF FRONT TO 130W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 
28N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO 23N116W TO 
09N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT.

.FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 07N BETWEEN 98W AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL.
.36 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 WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N 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 0130 UTC SAT MAR 24...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N111W TO 07N126W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 113W AND 128W.

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N82W TO 05N86W TO 05N91W TO 01N96W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 01N92W TO 06N84W. 

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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.