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FZPN03 KNHC 121536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 12 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 22N124W THEN DISSIPATING TO 20N131W.
FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 131W NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N114W TO 18N131W
TO 10N124W TO 03N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL N OF 18N AND TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 18N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N110W TO 20N113W
TO 15N120W. FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N112W TO 17N121W
TO 02N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL N OF
15N...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW
AND NW SWELL S OF 15N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 23N110W
TO 03N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF
17N...HIGHEST NEAR 30N130W AND 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND
NW SWELL N OF 17N.

.FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 03.4S96W TO 01S99W...AND FROM 06N102W TO
00N111W TO 01S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE
OF AXIS BETWEEN 102W AND 105W...AND S OF 03N BETWEEN 106W AND
120W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.