000
FZPN03 KNHC 030912
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16.5N95W TO 14N96W N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W 
TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 117W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
SEAS N OF 25N. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE 23N110W TO 15N100W TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 
18N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 10N93W TO 00N93W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 
13 FT N OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN THE LAST 
SECTION...ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 10N95W TO 00N90W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 
15N. 

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N 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 0900 UTC WED MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 04N105W TO 05N120W 
TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
THE AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.