000
FZPN03 KNHC 200242
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15.5N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N96W TO 11.5N99W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N96W TO 11N99W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT WITH MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N117W 
TO 01N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 
116W AND N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC FRI MAR 20...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 123W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N83W TO 05N93W TO 04N106W 
04N120W TO 03N131W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 
07N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W.
 
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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.