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FZPN03 KNHC 190905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 19
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 20
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 21
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNINGS...
.24 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 WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.FROM 7N TO 24N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 110W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N
BETWEEN 105W AND 110W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 25N W OF 125W AND FROM 10N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
    
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0245 UTC WED MAR 19...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...5N77W 1N100W 6N115W 3N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS FROM 106W TO 110W AND 
120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 113W TO 116W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 117W TO 121W AND
WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE AXIS FROM 129W TO 132W.

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FORECASTER DGS
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH