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FZPN03 KNHC 162128
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.15 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 8 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 10 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST N 
WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.15 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. 

.STATIONARY FRONT 30N132W TO 26N140W. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 05N W OF 135W 
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 20N108W 
TO 00N97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW 
AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. NW OF LINE 
30N123W TO 20N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN 
MIXED N...NW AND NE SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...ELSEWHERE W 
OF LINE 28N115W TO 18N110W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 135W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 05N TO LINE 23N140W TO 05N113W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF LINE FROM 07N120W TO 
20N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 17N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 10N105W
TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 22N E OF 110W INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2000 UTC TUE MAR 16...
,TROUGH FROM 09N106W TO 02N106W...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 180 NM E AND 390 NM W OF TROUGH N OF 05N AND WITHIN 90 NM 
W OF TROUGH S OF 03N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N85W TO 06N105W TO 
04N115W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
150 NM N OF AXIS E OF 87W AND WITHIN 75 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 80W 
AND 84W.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB/SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.