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FZPN03 KNHC 191540
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N90W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 92W AND 
115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N85W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 22N140W. N OF 27N W 
OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SUN MAR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N105W TO 05N125W TO 00N135W. A 
TROUGH IS WITHIN THE ITCZ AND STRETCHES FROM 12N124W TO 05N125W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W 
AND 125W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.