000
FZPN03 KNHC 210248
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 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 WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 
12N99W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12.5N97.5W INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N96W TO 11N99W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 10.5N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 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.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 133W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 16N W OF 115W AND N OF 27N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT WITH MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 24N111W TO 06N140W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 26N E OF 127W. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL W OF 124W. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 111W AND 
130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW 
SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SAT MAR 21...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N83W TO 05N90W TO 01N109W 
03N127W TO 04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.
 
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.FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.