000
FZPN03 KNHC 182050
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N W OF 135W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 
110W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 
20N108W TO 00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N 
W OF A LINE FROM 20N108W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 92W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC THU MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 07N91W TO 03N100W TO 
06N110W TO 03N124W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 06.5N113.5W AND FROM 00N TO 06N BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W.

$$
.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.