000
FZPN03 KNHC 270343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 27
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 28
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 29
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC  NE WIND TO 30 KT  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
...NE TO E WIND 20 KT  SEAS 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 12N E 
OF 95W  NE WIND TO 20 KT  SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 7N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 93W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 KT  SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 6N 
TO 11N E OF 93W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND NE SWELL.

.N OF 4N FROM 78W TO 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WIND 20 
KT  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 125W NE WIND 20 KT SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N118W 15N125W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 15N FROM 95W TO 125W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 24N W OF 125W  NE WIND 20 KT SEAS 
10 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 25N E OF 125W  N WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 25N112W 15N100W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 
90W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 7N TO 22N W OF 125W  NE WIND 20 KT  SEAS 
10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.  N OF 27N E OF 123W  NW WIND 20 
KT  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 115W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 15N FROM 
95W TO 118W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC WED MAR 26...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...1N80W 5N86W 4N101W  6N125W 
3N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 
85W TO 102W AND WITHIN 120 NM OF AXIS FROM 115W TO 128W.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH