000
FZPN03 KNHC 080340
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 26N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 26N140W TO 07N100W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 25N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 28N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 07N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 
08N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 
08N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL.

.N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SUN MAR 08...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 04N80W TO 04N90W TO 
02N110W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 85W AND 90W. 

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.