000
FZPN03 KNHC 260318
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 26 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 08N94W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W 
TO 06N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 08N93W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 11N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N E OF 97W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW.

.W OF LINE 30N120W TO 11N127W TO 11N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 130W AND 135W SE TO S WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N125W TO 11N120W TO 
11N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N133W TO 19N140W. N OF 25N WITHIN 
120 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 30N125W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 

.N OF 24N E OF 120W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N E OF 118W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 25N BETWEEN 112W AND 
120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 118W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 26N E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU FEB 26...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 04N77W TO 02N110W TO 
04N120W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.