000
FZPN03 KNHC 132140
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 13 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 13
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 14
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 15
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 9N TO 18N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 137W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 9N TO 18N W OF 
125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 132W. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 117W NE TO E
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 17N W OF 
125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
10N W OF 118W NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC THU MAR 13...
SCATTERED MODERATE N OF THE ITCZ FROM 5N TO 8N BETWEEN 90W AND 
93W...AND WITHIN 45 NM OF 11N117W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 2N78W 4N90W 2N100W 3N110W
6N118W 6N130W 7N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE
AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 123W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH