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FZPN03 KNHC 302143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 
18N140W TO 20N110W TO 07N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
CONFUSED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A 
LINE FROM 23N140W TO 22N110W TO 01N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.NW OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 
18N122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
25N TO 28N 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 18N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N 
OF 24N E OF 117W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 27N114W TO 
22N127W. WITHIN 420 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 29N115W TO 
15N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 
AND SEAS 12 TO 20 FT N OF LINE IN NW SWELL. NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N127W TO 23N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N100W TO 00N100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI MAR 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N90W TO 
03N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS FROM 04N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 95W. 

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.