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FZPN03 KNHC 082123
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                     
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                     
2230 UTC SAT MAR 08 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH 30N140W. W OF A LINE 
30N136W TO 26N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 
27N140W. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO 28N137W TO 25N140W. N 
OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 111W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 13N140W 
TO 20N124W TO 20N111W TO 05N140W TO 13N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N W OF 113.5W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC SAT MAR 08...                      

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 05N90W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 03N103W   
TO 08N110W THEN RESUMES FROM 08N114W TO 05N130W TO BEYOND 
05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$ 
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.