000
FZPN03 KNHC 060913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE 30N133W TO 19N110W. N OF 24N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 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. S OF RIDGE TO 15N 
AND W OF 120W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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 30N132W TO 18N110W. N OF 25N E OF 120W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF RIDGE TO 15N 
AND W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 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 16N105W. S OF RIDGE TO 15N W 
OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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.

.WITHIN 45-60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 11N99W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W 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 08N94W 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 09N91W 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.  

.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 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC FRI MAR 06...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 05N77W TO 02N110W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
86W AND 92W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.