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FZPN03 KNHC 260222
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC SAT MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 11N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
11N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 117W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 115W AND
131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 122W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 115W
AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 115W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  

.S OF 10N BETWEEN 98W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0215 UTC SAT MAR 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...     

ITCZ FROM 04N90W TO 05N110W TO 02N125W TO 03N140W. SOUTHERN ITCZ
FROM 02S87W TO 03S95W TO 01S118W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 05N90W TO 02N101W...AND WITHIN
120 NM OF LINE FROM 10N105W TO 02N124W...AND WITHIN 150 NM OF
02S110W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.