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FZPN03 KNHC 040310
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 04 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 07N94W...INCLUDING GULFS 
OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 11N85W TO 07N94W 
INCLUDING GULFS OF FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 11N85W TO 07N94W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 115W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W TO 82W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.RIDGE 29N140W TO 15N105W. E OF RIDGE 112W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT E OF 125W. 
FROM 03W TO RIDGE W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 27N140W TO 24N115W. N OF RIDGE TO BAJA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL 
HIGHEST NEAR 28N125W. S OF RIDGE TO EQUATOR W OF 115W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N133W TO 18N112W. N OF RIDGE N TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF RIDGE W OF 
115W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED MAR 04...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 07N77W TO 03N100W TO 
05N127W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 
NM OF LINE 07N84W TO 04N93W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.