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FZPN03 KNHC 241533
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 26N140W. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 23N131W. 
N OF 28N WITHIN 450 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT
TO 135W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO
22N134W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 17 FT W OF 128W...HIGHEST NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 30N118W TO 
26N121W. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 18N122W TO 11N125W WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 
16 FT BETWEEN SAME LINE AND 136W.

.FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 07N BETWEEN 96W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.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 1515 UTC SAT MAR 24...
.TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 04N95W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM SE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 86W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N114W TO 08N123W TO 05N130W TO 04N140W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.