000
FZPN03 KNHC 160232
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.HIGH PRES NW OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 18N106W TO
07N107W TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 09N99W TO
03.4S112W...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 129W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF A LINE FROM 10N109W
TO 15N119W TO 10N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA AT 30N140W. N OF 28N
W OF 138W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC WED MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ FROM 06N84W TO 03N100W THEN RESUMES FROM 06N119W TO 02N130W
TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS W OF
125W. SECOND ITCZ ALONG 03.4S BETWEEN 98W AND 107W. SCATTERED
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.