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FZPN03 KNHC 122146
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 15N TO 24N W OF 129W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 24N W OF 135W  SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N140W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 
10N W OF 92W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 18N TO 25N W OF 125W  NE TO E WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
23N110W TO 07N140W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 11N W OF 90W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.   
SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 126W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 28N  WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W 
OF 100W AND S OF 10N W OF 90W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT 
IN S SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W..INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 05N FROM 78W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 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 2100 UTC THU MAR 12...
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 14N138W 
TO 22N135W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N83W TO 02N102W TO 
05N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS E OF 91W. 

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.