000
FZPN03 KNHC 221532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
12N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING SECTION...WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 20N W OF 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W N WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 133W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF A LINE FROM 28N133W TO 24N122W TO 
29N115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 02N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NW...NE...AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT AS 
NOTED ABOVE...S OF 20N W OF 124W AND S OF 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 
124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW...NE...AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N W OF 120W AND S OF 14N FROM 104W TO 120W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 122W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N W OF 
100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 16N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 
104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 89W AND 100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON MAR 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N77W TO 06N91W TO 03.5N100W 
TO 05N115W TO 04N127W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF AXIS E OF 121W.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.