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FZPN03 KNHC 260244
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 27N119W THEN DISSIPATING TO 23N123W 
TO 21N130W. TROUGH FROM 30N119W TO 26N127W. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH 
TO 128W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 29N115W TO 24N116W TO 10N135W TO 
10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL 
EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT N OF 21N W OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AND TROUGH DISSIPATED. N OF 24N 
WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 
135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N115W TO 
05N140W EXCEPT W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 28N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN A LINE FROM 23N109W TO 10N110W TO 00N120W AND 
A LINE FROM 27N113W AND 19N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N130W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 25N140W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC MON MAR 26...
.TROUGH FROM 08N87W TO 03N93W TO 02N102W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 04N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W AND WITHIN 
180 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 92W AND 95W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06.5N120W 
TO 05N130W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.