000
FZPN03 KNHC 161541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT RELOCATED 30N133W TO 25.5N140W. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.S OF FRONT TO 04.5N W 
OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 
00N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND 
SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE 29N115W TO 
20N140W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED 
N...NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
29N115W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 04.5N TO LINE 27N136W TO 09N113W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 04.5N W OF 113W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 06N120W TO 20N136W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S 
OF 06N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
MERGING NW AND SW 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.

.N OF 20N E OF 110W INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1415 UTC TUE MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N76W TO 04N86W TO 06N103W TO 
05N122W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 89W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS W OF 122W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.