000
FZPN03 KNHC 120926
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 118W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 135W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 115W  WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
10N BETWEEN 95W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N AND W OF LINE 30N136W TO 17N125W 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF 112W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 92W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 17N TO 25N W OF 125W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN CONFUSED SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 
110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S 
OF 18N W OF 90W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU MAR 12...
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 17N W OF 138W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N82W TO 01N110W TO 02N125W TO 
01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 45-60 NM OF LINE 06N86W TO 
04N95W. 

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.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.