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FZPN03 KNHC 180246
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 20
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.RIDGE 30N138W 23N120W 18N107W. N OF 20N E OF RIDGE TO 109W NW 
TO N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 
RIDGE TO 7N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N107W 10N110W 5N140W N TO NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N130W 24N120W 16N104W. FROM 8N TO 20N 
W OF 112W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF RIDGE AND W OF LINE
16N104W EQUATOR AT 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 18N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 118W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
20N105W 10N103W EQUATOR AT 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 9N 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 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE  WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO 
NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC TUE MAR 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 3N78W 6N87W 3N103W 4N120W 
2N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60-90 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
87W AND 93W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120-180 NM N OF 
THE AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 124W.

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FORECASTER COBB
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH