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FZPN03 KNHC 310926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.  

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 131W SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 26N117W TO 24N124W. 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 133W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 29N116W TO 23N128W TO 23N140W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 130W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT N OF 26N W OF 127W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N109W TO 23N111W TO 
20N120W. W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO LINE FROM 30N125W TO 23N135W N 
OF 23N NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF 123W. SEAS 
11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 17 TO 20 FT N OF 25N BETWEEN 116W 
AND 125W. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF LINE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 15N W OF 137W NE WINS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N94W TO 00N94W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 14N100W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 14 TO 17 FT N 
OF 20N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W. FROM 07N TO 12N W OF 134W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N100W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0730 UTC SAT MAR 31...
.TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 05N85W TO 04N100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 100W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N110W TO 04N118W TO 04N140W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 125W. 

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.