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FZPN03 KNHC 082142
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.COLD FRONT FROM 26N107.5W TO 22N110W TO 19.5N120W. N OF FRONT
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT IN
NW SWELL. N OF 23N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16N BETWEEN 102W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 26N107.5W TO BEYOND 22N110W.
N OF FRONT TO 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED S OF AREA. GULF OF CALIFORNIA
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 25N TO 29.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 09N W OF 131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 12N
BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...S OF 20N TO LINE FROM
14N102W TO 05N110W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 01N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.   

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N133W
TO 26N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 150
NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2115 UTC TUE MAR 8...

.ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 14N TO COAST BETWEEN 99W AND 103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

TROUGH FROM 08.5N87W TO 03.5N102W. ITCZ FROM 03N110W TO 01N125W
TO BEYOND 02.5N140W. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH
BETWEEN 90W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 133W. 
 
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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.