000
FZPN03 KNHC 212131
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 120 NM FROM THE 
COAST N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 90 NM FROM COAST
N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N90W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 08N TO 17N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
FROM 06N TO 16N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 
135W. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 26N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 123W TO THE COAST OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA. FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 00N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W 
AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 123W TO THE 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT...HIGHEST N PART. FROM 15N TO 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 00N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC SAT MAR 21...
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W.  
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 130W AND 137W. 

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N78W TO 05N90W TO 04N100W TO 
04N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.
 
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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.