000
FZPN03 KNHC 171521
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 19
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.RIDGE 30N136W TO 13N100W. N OF 24N E OF RIDGE TO 110W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 
RIDGE TO 07N W OF 117W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N130W TO 12N100W. N OF 18N E OF RIDGE 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF RIDGE W OF 110W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 
22N BETWEEN 115W AND 105W N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
TO 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE  
WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON MAR 17...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 04N79W TO 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 100W AND WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE
09N114W TO 07N121W AND LINE 07N136W TO 08N141W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM 04N113W.

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FORECASTER NELSON
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH