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FZPN03 KNHC 230826
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 20N128W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N130W TO 30N118W TO 16N132W TO 15N140W TO 19N140W TO 30N130W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 26N 
BETWEEN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND 112.5W NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 120 NM OFF THE 
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT. CONDITIONS MERGE ELSEWHERE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 119W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE 
FROM 26N120W TO 17N140W AND A LINE FROM 20N110W TO 03N125W TO 
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 116W NE WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 32N112W TO 29N114W. S OF 
FRONT TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N 
OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT DIFFUSE. N OF 
26N N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 21N TO 24N N TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 29N140W. W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 28N140W. W OF A 
LINE FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0815 UTC THU MAR 23...

.TROUGH FROM 04N90W TO 02N97W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 
NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH AXIS.

.TROUGH S OF AREA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 02N
BETWEEN 107W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N112W TO 03N125W. ITCZ S OF THE AREA. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.