000
FZPN03 KNHC 030333
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 03 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 70 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 70 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT 30N121W TO 25N126W THEN DISSIPATING TO 18N140W. S OF 
23N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 
FT IN NW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.FROM 06N TO 18N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 20N BETWEEN 102W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE MAR 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 05N100W TO 05N120W 
TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS WITHIN 80 NM N OF AXIS AND 40 
NM S OF AXIS FROM 123W TO 125W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.