000
FZPN03 KNHC 171538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 12N96.5W 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 14N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 
92.5W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 05.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
04N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 13N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 27N114W TO 
10N104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. FROM 04.5N TO 13N W OF 116W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
10N104W TO 00N98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 15N W OF 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 25N112W TO 00N99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 28.5N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 124W NE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF A LINE 
FROM 22N140W TO 30N132W TO A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 00N105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N85.5W TO 8.5N93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 05.5N107W TO 04N116W 
TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 101W AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 121W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.