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FZPN03 KNHC 092128
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 600 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 360 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA N OF 26N AND WITHIN 600 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 330 NM OF THE W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 24N W OF 125W AND FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 110W AND 
125W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA TO 06N92W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL W 
OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 24N W OF 125W AND ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 08N93W TO 00N93W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL W OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 115W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
TO 15N100W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL W OF 130W.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.06 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 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.S OF 03N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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 2100 UTC TUE MAR 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 06N90W TO 04N100W TO 
04N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 97W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 127W AND 136W AND WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
AXIS W OF 138W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.