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FZPN03 KNHC 242139
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 26N130W TO 24N137W. N OF 
24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N123W TO 
20N133W TO 14N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST OLD COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N124W TO 26N127W TO 24N131W. N OF 24N W OF FRONT TO 131W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 KT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 
FRONT TO 119W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N124W TO 10N140W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N 
OF 24N W OF 131W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 10N120W TO 06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.S OF 11N BETWEEN 102W AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 2100 UTC SAT MAR 24...
.TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 05N90W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N114W TO 
07N125W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.