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FZPN03 KNHC 200347 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...N OF 13N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...N OF 11N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 98W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W.  W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND N WIND WAVES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND N 
WIND WAVES.  WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.   
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 
25N140W.  W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.  ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N125W TO 13N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.N OF 15N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 15N AND 23N E OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N AND 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W 
OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 128W AND 135W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.  ELSEWHERE S OF 
13N W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND NW SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER LATE 
NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 24N TO 30N INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT MAR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...00N80W TO 04N96W TO 05N115W TO 
04N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W 
AND 105W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 122W.

$$
.FORECASTER LANDSEA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.