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FZPN03 KNHC 210850
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N96W TO 11N99W...INCLUDING THE 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 THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 18N W OF 115W AND 
ALSO N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST IN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N140W TO 30N120W TO 
15N120W TO 10N140W TO 26N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 120W TO THE 
BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST NW TO N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... 
HIGHEST N PART. N OF A LINE FROM 26N140W TO 30N120W NE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC SAT MAR 21...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 127W.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N78W TO 02N100W TO 03N120W TO 
04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.
 
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.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.