000 FZPN03 KNHC 150340 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0405 UTC SAT MAR 15 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SAT MAR 15 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 16 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 17 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 27N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 7N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 124W NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 9N TO 24N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 5N TO 9N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 126W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N AND 26N W OF 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC SAT MAR 15... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...6S78W 6N90W 5N100W 10N110W 10N120W 7N130W 5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG IS WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 126W AND 129W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 30 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 116W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH