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FZPN03 KNHC 262125
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 04N TO 24N W OF 125W AND FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 
125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N SW OF LINE FROM 06N120W TO 20N140W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.N OF 24N E OF 127W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT W OF 122W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 118W AND S OF 07N W OF 115W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING NW WATERS. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 115W...EXCEPT N OF 22N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N130W TO 20N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N93W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 79 AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79 AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...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 2000 UTC FRI MAR 26...
.TROUGH 10N105W TO 02N108W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM W 
AND 420 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 05N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N77W TO 06N95W TO 05N115W TO 
06N123W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 82W AND 87W AS WELL AS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 114W AND 120W. 

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.