000
FZPN03 KNHC 052122
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 07.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 04N FROM 78W TO 82W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W N TO NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 1N86W TO 07N94W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 07N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
11N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL.  

.RIDGE 29N140W TO 17N110W. N OF 28N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF RIDGE WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM RIDGE TO 15N 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N130W TO 20N110W. N OF 25N E OF 118W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF 
RIDGE N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
RIDGE TO 17N NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N132W TO 18N110W. FROM RIDGE TO 17N W 
OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF RIDGE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU MAR 05...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 04N77W TO 02N104W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 06N86W TO 04N92W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.