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FZPN03 KNHC 182130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 18
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 19
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 20
 
.WARNINGS.
.36 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 9 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 7N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 8N TO 19N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT...FROM 15N TO 25N E OF 112W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 7N W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 9N TO 20N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 8N TO 19N BETWEEN 107W AND 115W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
7N W OF 105W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 20N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 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 WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 
10.5N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 12N99W 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 2115 UTC TUE MAR 18...
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 11N102W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...3N78W 4N88W 4N100W 4N110W 
5N120W 4N130W 2N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 116W...120W AND 123W AND 
90 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
5N TO 7N BETWEEN 123W AND 127W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH