000
FZPN03 KNHC 151550
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW CORNER OF AREA.  N OF 29N W OF 137W 
SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W.  W OF 
FRONT  NW TO N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. 
W OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA.  CONDITIONS AS 
DESCRIBED BELOW.

.FROM 07N TO 17N W OF 128W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.  
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S OF 10N FROM 100W TO 110W  WIND LESS 
THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 130W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S OF 10N FROM 100W TO 
110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 07N W OF 130W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S OF 10N FROM 
100W TO 110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA  FROM 24N TO 28N  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N  NW WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST FROM 94W TO 96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 
TO 10 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1515 UTC MON MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N107W TO 04N114W 
TO 04N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE/ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S 
OF AXIS E OF 79W AND FROM 133W TO 136W.


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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.