000
FZPN03 KNHC 151515
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.RIDGE 30N135W TO 15N105W. PAC NE OF RIDGE NW WINDS TO 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND S SWELL. FROM 10N TO 27N W OF 
RIDGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED S AND NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HIGH PRES 30N128W 1026 MB WITH RIDGE SE TO 
12N95W. N OF 22N E OF RIDGE TO 114W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT IN MERGING NW AND S SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 115W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED S AND NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 22N W OF RIDGE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N127W TO 14N100W. N OF 28N W OF 115W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. FROM 
08N TO 20N W OF RIDGE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 10N88W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10N88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.   

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN MAR 15...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 08N81W TO 03N97W AND 
FROM 07N112W TO 03N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE 05N89W TO 06N95W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.