000
FZPN03 KNHC 170302
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 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 
13N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST N WINDS INCREASING 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.06 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 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N95.5W TO 11N97W 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 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. 

.N OF 07N W OF LINE 24N140W TO 07N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N W OF LINE 20N140W TO 07N130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 19N E OF 110W INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT 30N131W 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. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 25N119W TO 00N100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 24N W OF 
127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 27N114W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 138W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0100 UTC WED MAR 17...
.TROUGH FROM 09N103W TO 01N109W...ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 210 
NM E OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 03N90W TO 04N105W TO 
04N115W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 270 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 82W AND 90W AS WELL AS WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS E OF 78W 
AND S OF AXIS TO EQUATOR E OF 81W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.