000
FZPN03 KNHC 161503
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 15N104W TO 05N105W TO 03.4S120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 09N99W TO
03.4S108W...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 125W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM
30N138W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. NW OF
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF
FRONT TO A LINE FROM 29N135W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC WED MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

FIRST ITCZ FROM 05N88W TO 01N114W. SECOND ITCZ FROM 05S91W TO
03S110W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM OF FIRST AXIS FROM 88W
TO 102W.

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.