000
FZPN03 KNHC 020316
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 09N101W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS. WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N102W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT.  

.FROM 09N TO 12N FROM 86W TO 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO
...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
11N86.5W TO 05N97W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA
...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 
13N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 06N96W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.N OF 05N E OF 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N E OF 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 26N W OF 125W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
WITH NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
26N130W TO 18N135W TO 18N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 130W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 123W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 125W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART.

.FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF LINE 20N120W 
TO 10N120W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE S OF 13N FROM 86W TO 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...SEAS MIXED WITH 
SW SWELL S OF 05N.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON MAR 02...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 02N100W TO 02N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.