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FZPN03 KNHC 202133
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC MON MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 
105W...AND FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 91W AND 105W...AND FROM 05N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 105W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST 09.5N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 5.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 23N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N131W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG 30N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 23N122W THEN 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO 19N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 
19N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 135W...AND FROM 07N TO 
14N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC MON MAR 20...

.TROUGH FROM 09N112W TO 03N112W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION 
ON EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH FROM 05N TO 09N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THROUGH FROM 04N89W TO 03N100W TO 02N105W. ITCZ FROM 02N105W TO 
03N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 90W AND 98W.  

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.