000 FZPN03 KNHC 040948 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED MAR 04 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED MAR 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 06. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 12N98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 13N96W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N93W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 07N94W INCLUDING GULFS OF FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .N OF 04N FROM 78W TO 82W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 127W NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 118W NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 118W NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 132W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 117W NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED MAR 04... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N77W TO 02N98W TO 04N128W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 86W TO 94W. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.