000
FZPN03 KNHC 130332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 130W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 
FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 25N W OF 135W  SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
18 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N118W TO 20N110W 
TO 06N140W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 10N W OF 92W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 18N TO 26N W OF 122W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 
23N110W TO 00N140W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 11N W OF 90W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 17N TO 24N W OF 123W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 30N140W 
TO 23N110W TO 00N140W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 103W AND S OF 11N W OF 90W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN S SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W..INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N FROM 78W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC FRI MAR 13...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N83W TO 02N102W TO 
05N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS FROM 88W TO 92W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.