000
FZPN03 KNHC 030317
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING. WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 06N104W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 09N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W TO 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 12N86W TO 06N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 26N FROM 114W TO 118W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 02N TO 22N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 22N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. EXCEPT 
AS NOTED ABOVE S OF 13N FROM 90W TO 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N FROM 95W TO 120W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 
135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL....
HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE S OF 13N FROM 90W TO 
118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE MAR 03...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 02N100W TO 02N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.