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FZPN03 KNHC 202141
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 11.5N97.5W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.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 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
08.5N92.5W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
07N92W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 117W AND N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 17N W OF 132W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FT WITH MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N 
TO 17N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 29N127W 
TO 30N135W. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 09N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 14N127W TO 08N117W TO 00N114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC FRI MAR 20...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 17N TO 19N BETWEEN 122W AND 124W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N83W TO 03N95W TO 02N110W 
02N121W TO 04N131W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 
07N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W.
 
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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.