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FZPN03 KNHC 201523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 20
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 21
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 22
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 15N95W 13N96.5W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 15N95W 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N95W 14N95W 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N95W 11.5N98.5 N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 
14N95.5W 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.42 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 W OF 
LINE 30N117W 20N117W 10N100W TO EQUATOR AT 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 25N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N FROM 118W TO 128W NLY WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 117W AND S OF 12N FROM 100W TO 117W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N FROM 116W TO 129W NLY WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 95W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N85.5W 
9N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N85.5W 
10N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
    
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU MAR 20...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...4N77W 4N110W 7N130W 6N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF 6N124W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 7N129W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 6N TO 8N FROM 132W TO 
139W.

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FORECASTER LL
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH