000
FZPN03 KNHC 160245
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 12N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 
20N140W. N OF FRONT NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED OVER NE FORECAST WATERS. 
N OF 26N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 18N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 11 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...EXCEPT SW SWELL S OF 05N W OF 110W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N118W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...EXCEPT SW TO W SWELL S OF 08N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...EXCEPT SW TO W SWELL SE OF LINE FROM 00N140W TO 20N110W.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0130 UTC TUE MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N85W TO 06N100W TO 
03N115W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 85W AS WELL AS BETWEEN 90 NM 
AND 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W AND 101W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS W OF 138W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.