000
FZPN03 KNHC 241513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N E OF 125W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 95W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 
115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8  TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA N WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...02N79W TO 05N95W TO 02N120W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS 
FROM 88W TO 90W AND FROM 01N TO 07N W OF 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.