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FZPN03 KNHC 301538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.FROM 04N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. CONFUSED 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 
126W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND 
SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT MERGING NW AND SW SWELL SE 
PART. S OF LINE 20N113W TO 08N95W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
CONFUSED SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. FROM 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MERGING NW 
AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N110W TO 00N97W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW EXCEPT SW 
SWELL E OF 110W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 21N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 27N WITHIN 150 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 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING FAR NW CORNER OF THE AREA. 
N OF 28.5N W OF 132W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25.5N140W. N OF 28N 
WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
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 DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 
23N140W. NW OF FRONT E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 25 KT WITH FREQUENT 
GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF 127W. SEAS 
10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 17 TO 20 FT NE PART. S OF FRONT 
TO 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC FRI MAR 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N88W TO 04N106W TO 04N115W TO 
01N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM N 
AND 60 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS W OF 93W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.