000
FZPN03 KNHC 261523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23N E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
23N114W TO 20N118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 114W AND 126W...AND N 
OF 20N AND SE OF LINE 30N126W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 27N140W. NW OF LINE 
30N133W TO 25N137W TO 20N 138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 114W AND 
122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 04N W OF 
125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 13N W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 
20N W OF 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING 
NW AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW 
SWELL. 

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO 24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

.GULF OF PANAMA 48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC FRI MAR 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS IS ALONG 05N77W TO 08N95W 
TO 06N110W TO 04N125W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE IS NOTED WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 110W AND 118W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS ALONG LINE 07N122W 
TO 05N125W...AND FROM 03N TO 06N E OF 80W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.