000
FZPN03 KNHC 121511
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE 30N128W TO 12N103W. N OF 25N E OF RIDGE NW TO N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 13N W OF 133W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. FROM 
13N TO 21N SW OF RIDGE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N131W TO 13N103W. E OF RIDGE TO 108W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N SW OF RIDGE E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 95W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N134W TO 12N100W. E OF RIDGE TO 100W 
NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 18N SW OF RIDGE E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. S OF 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N95W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 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 1500 UTC THU MAR 12...
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE 14N138W TO 22N135W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N82W TO 01N105W TO 
03N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 84W AND 98W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.