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FZPN03 KNHC 310213
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR  1.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR  2.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. N OF 29.5N S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N113W 
TO 30.5N114W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. S OF FRONT TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM
27.5N111W TO 27N112W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 29N122W TO 30N127W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 28N121W TO 28N123W TO 29N125W TO 30N126W TO 30N118W TO
28N121W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL. FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 00N121W TO 02N140W 
TO 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 19N108W TO 00N121W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN
VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 24N112W TO 23N120W
TO 23N130W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N116W TO 28N118W TO 28N124W
TO 30N126W TO 30N116W TO 29N116W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 13N106W TO 03N115W TO 02N140W TO 28N140W TO 30N116W TO
13N106W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
28N124W TO 26N126W TO 27N129W TO 30N131W TO 30N123W TO 28N124W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND SW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 22N112W TO 20N130W TO 05N140W TO
30N140W TO 26N128W TO 30N116W TO 22N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.

.18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC FRI MAR 31...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 15N W OF 138W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N84W TO 06N96W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 06N118W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO
09N BETWEEN 118W AND 120W...FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 123W AND 
129W...AND FROM 05N TO 06N BETWEEN 130W AND 134W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.