000
FZPN03 KNHC 240351
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 25N E OF 116W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W. N OF 20N W 
OF 130W AND N OF 24N BETWEEN 117W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 
26N140W. N OF 28N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 131W 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 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 121W AND S OF 
12N BETWEEN 100W AND 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 127W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
124W AND S OF 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 127W 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 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 
122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 108W AND 122W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 

.WITHIN 900 MN EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09.5N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. S OF 
13N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 93W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. S OF 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 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 0245 UTC WED MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 04.5N80W TO 06.5N87W 
TO 03N99W TO 07N120W TO 04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
WITHIN 240 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 86W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 95W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHING 150 NM N OF AXIS AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
99W TO 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 240 NM S 
OF AXIS W OF 126W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.