000
FZPN03 KNHC 091531
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 24N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 123W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N100W TO 00N93W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 24N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N E OF A LINE FROM 30N123W 
24N115W TO 17N112W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 116W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 20N E OF A LINE FROM 30N123W TO 
20N114W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE MAR 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N79W TO 04N85W TO 03N103W TO 
05N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM OF AXIS E OF 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS AND 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 96W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 200 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 
134W. 

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.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.