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FZPN03 KNHC 191526
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 19
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 20
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 21
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 15N95W 
14N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N95W 
13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 6N TO 24N W OF 130W AND FROM 8N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 27N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N FROM 117W TO 122W N WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W 10N100W TO EQUATOR AT 
108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 5N W OF LINE 30N115W 10N120W 5N140W NELY 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 9N92W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS.  WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N95W 13N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS.  WITHIN 100 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N95W 11N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 
14N95W 11.5N99W 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 1500 UTC WED MAR 19...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF 11N102W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...3N77W 2N105W 5N125W 3N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 7N115W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM OF 5N122.5W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 3.5N TO 5.5N FROM 131W 
TO 136W.

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FORECASTER LL
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH