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FZPN03 KNHC 181541
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 T. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 
AND NE SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14.5N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE 
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 27.5N140W. W OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N FROM 
109W TO A LINE FROM 21.5N140W TO 30N133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. NW OF A 
LINE FROM 21.5N140W TO 30N133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 109W AND 124W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING SW 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
BETWEEN LINE FROM 20N107W TO 00N95W TO 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND 
FONSECA NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC THU MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 03.5N94.5W TO 
06N109W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 
240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 81W AND 97W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 99W AND 
111W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
AXIS W OF 114W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.