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FZPN03 KNHC 200851
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 20
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 21
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 22
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 
13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.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 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 11N100W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N96W 
11N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 7N TO 28N W OF 130W AND FROM 8N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N W OF W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 25N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 7N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF 120W NW WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
    
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU MAR 20...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...3N77W 7N105W 6N125W5N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE AXIS 
FROM 116W TO 120W AND WITHIN 1200 NM N OF THE AXIS FROM 128W TO
136W.

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FORECASTER DGS
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH