000
FZPN03 KNHC 160919
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96W...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 16N95W 
TO 12N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N 25N W OF 130W NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 00N100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND  
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 00N100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 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 16N95W 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 0900 UTC TUE MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 05N100W TO 04N115W 
TO 04N140W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS 
FROM 83W TO 86W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.