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FZPN03 KNHC 101518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 10 2008
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 10
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 11
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 12
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 8N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 8N BETWEEN 108W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. E OF 120W TO 90W S OF 
LINE 15N120W 14N100W 10N90W NW OF LINE 00N102W 07N90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 20N W OF 107W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 5N TO 8N W OF 130W 
NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 8N E OF 118W TO 
92W S OF LINE 08N96W 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10 TO 20N W OF 116W NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 8N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW 
SWELL. 

.N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN 129W AND 137W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 30N119W 
232N130W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT.

.N OF 6N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1530 UTC MON MAR 10...
ITCZ AXIS IS ALONG 4N77W 6N86W 4N102W 6N117W 4N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 
121W AND 132W. 

SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 15N106.5W 12.5N112.5W.  

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH