000
FZPN03 KNHC 072146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT MAR 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 26N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 115W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N135W TO 10N100W 
TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
08N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL. 

.N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 83W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT MAR 07...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 04N80W TO 03N105W TO 
04N140W. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION ALONG THE ITCZ. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.