000
FZPN03 KNHC 031526
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 03 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 24N140W. W OF LINE FROM
30N130W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 30N140W. FROM 04N TO 12N
BETWEEN 110W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N120W TO 05N130W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 02N TO 10N
BETWEEN 100W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING 30N140W. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N133W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 07N92W TO 03.4S90W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM
12N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 12 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 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 1500 UTC THU MAR 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO 04N90W. ITCZ FROM 04N90W TO 01N110W TO
03N130W. ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 86W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 01N TO 05N BETWEEN 122W AND 125W.
SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 02N BETWEEN 132W AND 138W.
  
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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.