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FZPN03 KNHC 181520
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 20
 
.WARNINGS.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W 
14N95W 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 10N TO 23N FROM 105W TO 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 6N TO 23N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT SEAS 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 6N W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 23N FROM 105W TO 115W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. FROM 7N TO 21N W OF 
115W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
105W AND N OF LINE 10N105W TO EQUATOR AT 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 21N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS.  WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W 14N95W 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS.  WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W 14N95W 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
    
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE MAR 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...4N77W 8N105W 8N115W 4N1130W 
4N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 3N82W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS FROM 111W TO 126W.

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FORECASTER LL
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH