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FZPN03 KNHC 030905
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU MAR 03 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N128W TO
07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 30N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. W OF
LINE FROM 30N119W TO 10N122W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO
29N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W
OF THE BAJA PENINSULA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL. REMAINDER WATERS W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 23N112W TO
00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 09N104W TO 05N135W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 116W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU MAR 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

TROUGH FROM 10N85W TO 02N93W. ITCZ FROM 02N93W TO 00N110W TO
03N124W TO 01S138W TO 00N141W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINES FROM 06N88W TO 03N98W...AND FROM 04N119W
TO 01S140W.
  
$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.