000
FZPN03 KNHC 132133
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 127  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN E 
SWELL.  N OF 24N W OF 135W  E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 13 
FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 18N W OF 105W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.  S OF 10N FROM 91W TO 105W  WIND LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 125W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 23N  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL...EXCEPT NW SWELL W OF 136W.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 130W  E WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 20N FROM 100W TO 130W   
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. 

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

.N OF 04N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 FRI MAR 13...
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 21N123W AND 
WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 18N125W TO 16N127W TO 17N132W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N83W TO 01N108W TO 
06N131W TO 06N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS E OF 
90W AND FROM 126W TO 129W. 

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.