000
FZPN03 KNHC 271536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED FEB 27 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 27
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 28
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 29
 
.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W... INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 
12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
50 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 
11N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
50 KT SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 2O TO 30 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT  
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 10N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM 
OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 09N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM 
OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 09N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
 
.FROM 08N TO 21N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 21N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 10.5N87W 10N88W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 10N89W
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 100W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 09N79W 07N79W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC WED FEB 27...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 10N110.5W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N77W TO 02N86W TO 04N100W
06N110W TO 10N120W  TO 08N131W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS W OF 138W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH