000
FZPN03 KNHC 170923
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 19
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.RIDGE 30N133W 23N125W 17N107W. N OF 24N E OF RIDGE TO 113W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
RIDGE TO 10N W OF 121W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
FAR W PORTION SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
21N110W 10N115W 5N140W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N131W 24N120W 17N105W. N OF 20N E OF 
RIDGE TO 110W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. S OF RIDGE FROM 8N TO 23N W OF 118W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT FAR W PORTION SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. FROM 17N TO 23N E OF 110W TO 103W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 17N103W 8N120W 
4N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 20N W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 20N SW OF 
LINE FROM 20N131W 25N140W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 23N W OF 110W N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL...MAINLY S OF 22N. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 16N103W 4N120W EQUATOR AT 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.6 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS TO 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON MAR 17...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 1N79W 4N85W 2N102W 6N115W 
EQUATOR AT 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF 3.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE 60 
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 7.5N119W 11N111W. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90NM EITHER SIDE OF 7.5N BETWEEN 136W AND 
140W.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH