000
FZPN03 KNHC 131531
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE 30N130W TO 14N103W AND TROUGH 15N139W TO 23N128W. N OF 
22N E OF RIDGE TO 110W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH 
NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 133W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SW OF RIDGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER WATERS S OF 22N W OF 
105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND S 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N134W TO 14N100W AND TROUGH DIFFUSE. 
PAC WATERS E OF RIDGE TO 100W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. FROM 18N TO 25N SW OF RIDGE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF RIDGE WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N133W TO 14N100W. N OF 28N E OF RIDGE 
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 17N TO 22N SW OF RIDGE NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N SW OF RIDGE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL. 

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 04N BETWEEN 
79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 80W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 89W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI MAR 13...
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 21N123W AND 
WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 18N125W TO 16N127W TO 17N132W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N81W TO 01N105W TO 
04N131W TO 03N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 84W AND 93W. 

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.