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FZPN03 KNHC 300917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CONFUSED 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 115W AND S OF 13N W OF 94W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
CONFUSED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N107W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW EXCEPT NW SWELL W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. CONFUSED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N107W TO 14N101W TO 00N101W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF THE AREA. N OF 29N W OF 137W 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 11W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W. E OF FRONT 
TO 132W N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 23N127W. N OF 23N W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 
130W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT N OF 26N W 
OF 126W. N OF 24N WITHIN 120 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 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 0645 UTC FRI MAR 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N86W TO 03N102W TO 01N125W TO 
05N117W TO 02N128W TO 01N135W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 96W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM 
N OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 134W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.