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FZPN03 KNHC 230231
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC WED MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW. 

.N OF 28N BETWEEN E OF 117W TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
NORTE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115.5W TO 24N111W TO 00N125W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N
BETWEEN 117W AND 123W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N115.5W TO 22N110W TO
03N110W TO 00N120W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUND BY A LINE FROM 25N140W TO
22N117W TO 22N111W TO 10N100W TO 03.4N100W TO 03.4N120W TO
00N120W TO 00N140W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO
12N BETWEEN 87W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND N SWELL. FROM 00N TO 10N
BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NW...NE...AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

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

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC WED MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...      

ITCZ FROM 06N90W TO 03N95W TO 03N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND
131W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ W OF 138W.  

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.