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FZPN03 KNHC 232132
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 15N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W N TO NE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 29N140W. FROM 20N 
TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 
26N140W. FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 121W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 122W AND S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
120W AND S OF 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 128W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
123W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL. FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 106W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 

.WITHIN 120 MN EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
07N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 10N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 89W AND 
98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. FROM 
05N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. 

.N OF 06.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 2100 UTC TUE MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 04.5N80W TO 06.5N87W 
TO 03N99W TO 07N120W TO 04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 93W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
100W AND 115W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM 
S OF AXIS W OF 126W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.