000
FZPN03 KNHC 180921
HSFEP2

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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 
13N96W 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 94W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 138W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 135W AND FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 125W AND 
135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 23N110W TO 
00N105W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 04N95W TO 06N110W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS FROM  84W 
AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF AXIS FROM 121W TO 125W AND WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
FROM 127W TO 133W AND WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS FROM 134W TO 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.