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FZPN03 KNHC 171600
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 93W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 95W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
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.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07N80W TO 05N81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF 6.5N80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N138.5W TO 29N140W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. N OF 
28N W OF FRONT TO 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 05N89W TO 03N98W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 91W AND 97W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.