000
FZPN03 KNHC 170919
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W...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 16N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 135W AND FROM 08N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 00N105W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
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 28N W OF 138W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC WED MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 07N105W TO 04N115W 
TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 100 NM S OF AXIS FROM 133W 
TO 136W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.