000
FZPN03 KNHC 240920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N E OF 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 12N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART. ELSEWHERE NW 
OF LINE FROM 22N110W TO 10N115W TO 08N140W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 
122W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 21N110W TO 12N120W TO 08N140W NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
26N112W TO 10N118W TO 08N140W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC TUE MAR 24...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 127W 
AND 135W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N78W TO 03N100W TO 01N110W 
TO 05N128W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 06N125W TO 05N131W. 

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.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.