000
FZPN03 KNHC 161510
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 16 2006
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 16
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 17
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 18

.WARNINGS
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST
.RIDGE 29N140W 25N120W 15N100W. N OF 24N BETWEEN 118W AND 114W 
NW TO N WINDS 8 TO 12 FT IN NLY SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 118W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 5N 
TO 24N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT 30N126W 28N133W AND RIDGE 
29N140W 15N101W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF RIDGE TO 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 8N TO 18N W OF 125W NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N118W TO EQUATOR AT 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED AND RIDGE 30N137W 12N102W. N
OF 24N W OF 115W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 8N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
20N110W TO 3N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 12N97W 8N98W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
 
.N OF 6N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU MAR 16...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 3N77W 5N88W 7N106W 3N130W 
5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE 6N85W 6N94W.

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH