000
FZPN03 KNHC 150419
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 
29N W OF 137W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N126W TO 25N140W. NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.

.N OF 26N E OF 126W TO W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS MERGED WITH 
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF LINE FROM 22N117W TO 06N125W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 123W AND FROM 13N TO 17N 
W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL...EXCEPT SW SWELL S OF 05N W OF 113W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 22N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N117W TO 22N120W TO 00N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 120W AND S OF 07N E 
OF 120W SW TO W SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0400 UTC MON MAR 15...
.TROUGH FROM 09N102W TO 01N105W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH FROM 02N TO 07N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N78W TO 04N95W TO 06N105W TO 
03N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
210 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
120 NM S AND 360 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 123W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.