000
FZPN03 KNHC 100332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC THU MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 20N103W TO 13N110W TO 11N120W.
WITHIN 150 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT TO 120W...OUTSIDE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN
130W AND LINE FROM 15N101W TO 04N115W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N W OF 130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 26N BETWEEN 99W AND 118W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 01N TO 17N BETWEEN
118W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW OR
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 00N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 11N W OF
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N136W TO 26N140W. BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE FROM
30N130W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 21N140W.
SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N134.5W TO 25.5N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN
120 NM SE OF FIRST FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. NW OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO
21.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST MERGED FRONTS FROM 30N119W TO 25N123W TO
18.5N140W. N OF 28.5N W OF FRONT TO 125W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO
115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT
TO 05N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC THU MAR 10...

.TROUGH FROM MEXICAN COAST NEAR 16.5N99W TO 11N103W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 14N TO INLAND ACROSS
MEXICO. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

TROUGH FROM 07N91W TO 01N107W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 01N110W TO
01N124W TO BEYOND 02S140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 03.5N TO 06.5N BETWEEN 91W AND 96W. SCATTERED STRONG FROM
04S TO 01N W OF 133W TO BEYOND 140W. 
 
$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.