000
FZPN03 KNHC 272148
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED FEB 27 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 27
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 28
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 29
 
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N97W  N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W TO 10N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM 
OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 09N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE FROM
9N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 
8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 
07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL.
 
.FROM 08N TO 19N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W OF 134W. ELSEWHERE W OF 102W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 10.5N87W TO 10N88W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10N90W
TO 10N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 93W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 09N79W 07N79W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 09N79W TO 
07N70W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 
8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC WED FEB 27...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 10N11W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N78W TO 02N90W TO 02N100W
05N110W TO 06N120W TO 05N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 30 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 135W AND 139W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH