000
FZPN03 KNHC 260341
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 26
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 27
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 28
 
.WARNINGS.
...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 15N95W 12N98W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND TO 35 KT  SEAS TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W 
14N95W 12N98W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W 14N95W 12N97W
N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT  SEAS 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 5N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 108W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W 9N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W 9N91W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT  SEAS TO 10 FT.  FROM 6N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W 10N90W  NE WIND 
20 KT  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 5N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WIND TO 
20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 4N FROM 79W TO 81W  N WIND 20 KT  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 6N TO 15N W OF 125W  NE WIND TO 20 KT  SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 120W AND S OF 10N W OF 97W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  
SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 9N TO 20N W OF 120W  NE WIND 20 KT  SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 20N W OF 118W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  
SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 9N W OF 94W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 8N W OF 120W  NE WIND 20 KT  SEAS 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.  N OF 26N E OF 120W  N WIND 20 KT  SEAS 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  S OF 8N W OF 120W AND S OF LINE 26N115W 12N105W 12N90W
E OF 120W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT  SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0315 UTC WED MAR 26...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...1N79W  6N121W  3N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 85W TO 106W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM OF AXIS FROM 
110W TO 120W AND W OF 135W.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH