000
FZPN03 KNHC 031456
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 03 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N97W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N97.5W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 
05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W AND FROM 05N TO 
12N BETWEEN 98W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 13N121W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 17N140W TO 10N125W TO 05N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 91W AND FROM 07.5N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08.5N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 05N TO 
10N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 

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

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 
81.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 
82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 04N89W TO 03N110W TO 05N130W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.