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FZPN03 KNHC 251521
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 25
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 26
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 27
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 15N95W 12N98W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W 
14N95W 9N104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 14N95W 
12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
5N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 9N91W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 9N90W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT. 
FROM 6N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 10N90W 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 5N FROM 79W TO 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 6N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 120W AND S OF 10N W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW N OF 10N AND SW SWELL S OF 10N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 6N TO 25N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 
TO 9 FT WITH MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 118W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 
30N121W. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 8N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. S OF 8N W OF 120W AND S OF LINE 26N115W 
12N105W 12N90W E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 1445 UTC TUE MAR 25...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...3N77W 4N115W 5N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG S OF 4N E OF 80W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 5N TO 12N FROM 113W TO 
121W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 4.5N127.5W.

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FORECASTER LL
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH