000
FZPN03 KNHC 180258
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N96W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N W OF 127W 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 138W 
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 11N99W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST 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 NE...SW...AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 27N114W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST N PART 
W OF 123W.
.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 12 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 127W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM THE 
SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 09N94W TO 00N105W...EXCEPT N 
OF 16N W OF 130W 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 0130 UTC THU MAR 18...
.TROUGH 10N107W TO 03N109W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM W 
AND 180 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 05N TO 08N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 04N85W TO 06N105W TO 
03N125W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 82W AND 89W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
180 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS W OF 22W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.