000
FZPN03 KNHC 041421
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 06.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 13N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N92W...INCLUDING GULFS 
OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 11N BETWEEN 92W TO 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 
08N92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 02N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W TO 115W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PREDOMINANTLY E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.N OF 04N FROM 78W TO 82W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 118W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM N OF 23N E OF 118W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. FROM 18N TO 23N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAR 04...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 06N77W TO 02N96W TO 
03N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
FROM 90W TO 93W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.