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FZPN03 KNHC 300938
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
TO 14 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 11.5N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 11.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF THE GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC COAST 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHAUNTEPEC WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 13N TO 21N W OF 133W NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N AND SW OF LINE 25N140W 
TO 06N112W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 06N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 
07N TO 12N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 27N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N HALF.

.COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 28N140W. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 121W TO BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. NW 
OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 25N115W TO 15N125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAK COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 22N140W. N OF FRONT 
AND W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN  NW 
SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 118W TO BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 120 
NM SE OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF LINE 
25N112W TO 18N112W TO 00N117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 29N114W TO 20N140W. N 
OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 00N120W TO 10N110W TO SOUTHERN TIP OF 
BAJA CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 91W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE MAR 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...04N77W TO 05N95W TO 05N105W TO 
04N118W TO 03N130W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 
92W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM N OF 
AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 123W.
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.