000
FZPN03 KNHC 200247
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SUN MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.09 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 45 NM FROM COAST
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96W...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE
FROM 13.5N96W TO 12.5N96.5W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W...N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT FROM 13N TO 14N...AND 8
TO 12 FT FROM 12N TO 13N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N97W TO
10.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 60
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N99W TO 09N102W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 25N140W. W OF A LINE FROM
30N120W TO 20N128W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO
28N140W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS TO MERGE AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM
30N132W TO 23N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 11 TO 15 FT FAR NW. ELSEWHERE W OF A
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N123W TO 09N128W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N130W TO
27N134W AND STATIONARY TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT NW OF
LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. FROM 03N TO 24N W OF 124W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N129W
TO 27N134W AND STATIONARY TO 23N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT NW OF
LINE FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. FROM 03N TO 23N W OF 135W AND FROM
05N TO 21N BETWEEN 123W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NW AND N OF LINE FROM
30N120W TO 18N127W TO 07N119W TO 01N125W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO
14 FT N OF 22N W OF 128W.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC SUN MAR 20...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 86W
AND 90W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N93W TO 06N110W TO 04N120W TO 02N128W
TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S OF
AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 119W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 130W
AND 136W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.