000
FZPN03 KNHC 110218 AAA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 13.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 18N E OF 123W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 110W AND 8 TO 10 
FT SW SWELL E OF 110W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 28N BETWEEN 104W AND 116W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 110W AND 8 TO 10 
FT SW SWELL E OF 110W...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 17N BETWEEN 104W AND 110W AND ELSEWHERE 
IN GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 
10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL...EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N137W TO 29N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 27N140W. W 
OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE W OF 115W S OF 24N TO LINE FROM 10N115W TO 05N140W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 
123W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 06N93W TO 
00N93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY W TO 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 117W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 14N100W TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY W TO 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 124W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 14N100W TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY W TO 
NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0115 UTC THU MAR 11...
.TROUGH 10N120W TO 03N123W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM W 
OF TROUGH FROM 05N TO 08N AND WITHIN 300 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 05N 
TO 10N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 07N90W TO 05N104W TO 
07N120W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N 
OF AXIS E OF 78W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S 
OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 96W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.