000
FZPN03 KNHC 220917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 22
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 23
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 24
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 5N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 3N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 111W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 5N BETWEEN 98W AND 116W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.FROM 5N TO 28N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 116W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 5N W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6N TO 22N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 117W 
N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 26N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 116W AND 132W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
    
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC SAT MAR 22...
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 7N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 100W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 2N78W 1N84W 3N87W 2N100W 
3N110W 3N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 2N TO 4N 
BETWEEN 86W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 102W AND 114W.

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FORECASTER BERG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH