000
FZPN03 KNHC 151519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 15 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. N OF 29N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N111W TO 23N120W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 
30N118W TO TO 27N123W TO 26N130W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W 
TO 30N116W TO 20N116W TO 07N123W TO 00N140W TO 21N140W TO 
30N131W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST BOTH FRONTS E OF AREA. FROM 00N TO 10N E OF 
125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 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 1500 UTC THU MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N84W TO 04N104W. ITCZ FROM 04N104W TO 
04N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 
86W AND 92W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 
113W AND 128W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.