000
FZPN03 KNHC 241500
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC MON MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W...COLD FRONT NEAR 30N142W. WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT AND TROUGH MERGE FROM 30N136W TO 
27N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. W OF FRONT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN  
MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N137W. 
W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT MIXED NW AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N138W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N122W 
TO 20N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 19N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NE WIND WAVE MIXING WITH NW AND SE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 
10N127W TO 09N140W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NW...NE AND SE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW...NE AND SE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON MAR 24...                     

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05.5N77W TO 04.5N80W TO 05N94W.
ITCZ AXIS FROM 05N94W TO 04N105W TO 06N116W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 05N77W TO 02N81W TO 
06N96W TO 04.5N102W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM 
OF LINE FROM 01N111W TO 06N118W TO 04N134W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.