000
FZPN03 KNHC 111515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 27N140W TO 15N115W TO 11N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 117W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 125W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 135W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH NW. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 118W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL. S OF 10N FROM 92W TO 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 23N W OF 120W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 135W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 11N W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 50 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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 1500 UTC WED MAR 11...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N83W TO 01N105W TO 03N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.