000
FZPN03 KNHC 210937
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95N TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 10N98W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE TO E AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA
FROM 06N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 14N
BETWEEN 93W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 28N130W THEN STATIONARY TO
23N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF A LINE FROM
30N127W TO 18N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 03N TO 18N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO
10N127W TO 08N117W TO 00N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N W OF 124W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 23N111W TO 11N115W
TO 00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 9.5N89W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 105 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
11N86W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...AND FROM 07N TO 11N
BETWEEN 89W AND 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN MIXED NE...SW AND N SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN
87W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...
SW AND N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC MON MAR 21...

.TROUGH FROM 06N86W TO 03N99W TO 04N106W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N84W TO 04N92W...AND
FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...      

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02S92W TO 03.4S101W AND FROM 03.4S114W
TO 02S120W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.