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FZPN03 KNHC 020941
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 04.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT.  SEAS TO 18 
FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 
11N99W  N TO NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 
14N97W  N TO NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 16 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING  WITHIN 120 NM E OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 09N101W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING  WITHIN 90 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 10N100W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 
11N100W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W  N WIND 20 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N FROM 86W TO 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 05N97W 
...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 
105W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N96W 
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 105W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL.

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

.N OF 26N W OF 128W  SW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 10N140W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 29N W OF 130W  W TO NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
16 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 20N TO 29N W OF 121W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 125W  NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 08N W OF 130W  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 130W  NE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 18N W OF 118W  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 18N118W 
TO 00N140W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 28N E OF 118W  NW WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 23N E OF 118W  NW WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON MAR 02...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 02N100W TO 02N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.