000
FZPN03 KNHC 160348
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 16 2006
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 18

.WARNINGS
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.N OF 20N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 
FROM 5N TO 17N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 5N TO 11N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 106W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 5N TO 10N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 13N96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 8N92W 11N86W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU MAR 16...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...8N82W 3N95W 5N110W 2N130W 
1N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 2N TO 6N BETWEEN 
86W AND 91W AND WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
120W AND 129W.

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FORECASTER TORRES
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH