000
FZPN03 KNHC 271538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 27
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 28
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 29
 
.WARNINGS.
.NONE

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO 
...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 8N 
TO 12N E OF 95W NE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W 10N88W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
6N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 4N FROM 78W TO 81W...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 7N TO 26N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N 
OF 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N115W
EQUATOR AT 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS 20  
KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE 20N115W 10N95W EQUATOR AT 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 120W NW WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1530 UTC THU MAR 27...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...5N77W 7N84W 2N100W 5N111W 
3N123W 3N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF 
7N84.5W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180-240 NM N OF THE AXIS 
BETWEEN 110W AND 130W...AND WITHIN 90-120 NM OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
86W AND 93W. 

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FORECASTER COBB
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH