000
FZPN03 KNHC 190231
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 111W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. FROM 03N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W...AND FROM 05N TO 
10N BETWEEN 105W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 09N90W TO 07N94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 07N79W TO 
04N82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 1015 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N135W TO 24N140W. NW OF 
A LINE FROM 30N136W AND 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 
26N134W TO 22N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 25N133W TO 21N140W. 
SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 27N130W 
TO 20N140W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. NW OF A 
LINE FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC SUN MAR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03.5N114W TO 04N120W TO 01N131W. A 
TROUGH IS WITHIN THE ITCZ AND STRETCHES FROM 11N122W TO 03N125W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS E OF TROUGH AND N OF THE ITCZ 
TO 118W. A SECOND TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N98W TO 02N102W. 
ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NEAR THE TROUGH AXIS.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.