000
FZPN03 KNHC 190327
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 19
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 20
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 21
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNINGS...
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W 
14N95W 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 5N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 8N TO 19N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 15N TO 25N E OF 112W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 7N W OF 107W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 8N TO 19N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W NE
WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 7N W OF 
105W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 25N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 8N BETWEEN 120W 
AND 127W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 
10.5N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 10N88W
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 75 NM FROM COAST
N WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
    
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC WED MAR 19...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...1N81W 2N90W 3N100W 4N110W 
4N115W 5N122W 2N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 119W AND 120 NM N OF THE 
AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 129W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM
N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 90W AND 110W AND 113W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH