000
FZPN03 KNHC 140920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 15N TO 25N W OF 125W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED S AND E SWELL.  FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 110W  
NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NE AND S SWELL.  N OF 
25N W OF 135W  SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  CONFUSED SEAS TO 12 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND S SWELLS AND SE WIND WAVES.  N OF 25N WITHIN 120 
NM OF COASTLINE  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING 
NW AND S SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 92W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND S SWELL.    
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 25N W OF 120W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL AND E WIND 
WAVES.  N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM OF COASTLINE  NW WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 
24N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 15N TO 23N W OF 125W  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 11N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT MAR 14...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N81W TO 03N94W... 
AND THEN BEGINS ANEW 01N120W TO 04N140W.  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 45 NM OF AXIS E OF 94W AND WITHIN 180 NM N OF 
AXIS W OF 120W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.