000
FZPN03 KNHC 190343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 
12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE AND SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 25N W OF 135W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 110W 
AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 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 
00N105W 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 WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 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 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 98W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 15N W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND 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 8 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 0300 UTC FRI MAR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...00N80W TO 06N94W TO 04N103W TO 
08N110W TO 03N126W TO 02N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 113W AND 119W AND FROM 00N TO 06N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 127W.

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.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.