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FZPN03 KNHC 031519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.06 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 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
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 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE 
23N110W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN THE LAST 
PARAGRAPH...ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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 
10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 01N100W TO 04N120W 
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE 
AXIS FROM 121W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.