000
FZPN03 KNHC 152100
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 15
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 16
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 17
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.N OF 26N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 6N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE 28N115W 3N140W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W NW WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 126W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
NW OF LINE 23N110W 4N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 23N110W TO 
7N125W TO 6N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT MAR 15...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 4N77W 7N115W 7N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W 
AND 91W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 110W AND 113W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 128W AND 132W.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH