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FZPN03 KNHC 150927
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 19N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED S SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. FROM 14N TO 
25N W OF 130W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  CONFUSED SEAS TO 12 FT 
IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL AND E WIND WAVES.  ELSEWHERE S OF 25N 
W OF 94W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND S 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 117W NE TO E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.  ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 116W  
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 120W  NE TO E WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.N OF 24N WITHIN 180 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA  NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  N OF 20N E OF 124W   
SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND S SWELL.

.FROM 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SUN MAR 15...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N81W TO 03N97W THEN BEGINS 
ANEW FROM 07N114W TO 03N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION WAS 
WITHIN 90 NM N AND 30 S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 95W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.