000
FZPN03 KNHC 200932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 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 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 40 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 FROM 9N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W AND 85W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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.

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT WITH MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 119W 
AND 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 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 09N TO 15N W OF 
116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 129W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1000 UTC FRI MAR 20...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 16N TO 22N W OF 123W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N84W TO 03N100W TO 05N115W TO 
04N130W TO 03N140W. NO DEEP CONVECTION IS NOTED ALONG THE ITCZ.
 
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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.