000 FZPN03 KNHC 200330 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU MAR 20 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 20 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 21 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 22 .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N97W ...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 8N TO 28N W OF 130W...AND ALSO FROM 7N TO 18N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 112W AND 118W N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 28N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN 121W AND 128W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 121W NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 7N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 130W. .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 WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 10N89W ...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 11N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 11N100W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 11N101W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 75 NM FROM THE COAST N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU MAR 20... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...3N77W 5N85W 5N95W 7N104W 7N110W 6N120W 6N130W 4N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 131W...W OF 138W AND ALSO WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 91W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 112W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH