000
FZPN03 KNHC 180247
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 10N89W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 134W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC WED MAR 18...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 05N93W TO 01N113W TO 
09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W 
AND 85W. NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 121W AND 
130W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.