000 FZPN03 KNHC 120312 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU MAR 12 2009 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 15N TO 23N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W AND FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 137W NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 117W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N W OF 126W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 92W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 130W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 90W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA... N WIND 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC THU MAR 12... SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 19N TO 25N W OF 136W. INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N82W TO 00N105W TO 03N128W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.