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FZPN03 KNHC 172130
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N94.5W TO 13N96W...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.

.N OF 24N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 
WINDS W OF 138W. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 137W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS MERGED WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.

.N OF 05N W OF LINE FROM 05N120W TO 24N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 28N115W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM THE 
SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 10N97W TO 00N105W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2000 UTC WED MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 06N85W TO 04N95W TO 
05N105W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF AXIS E OF 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N 
AND 75 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 122W AND TROUGH FROM 08N132W TO 
02N134W AS WELL AS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 137W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.