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FZPN03 KNHC 080848
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N110W TO 26N112W TO 24N121W. N OF 29N E OF
121W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN
NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 21N E OF 122W NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N BETWEEN 109W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF LINE FROM 30N121W TO 20N127W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT. FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 20N110W TO 07N93W TO
03.4S96W...EXCEPT S OF 03N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 18N106W
TO 03.4S90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 17N104W TO 06N108W TO 01N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
05N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 01N TO 20N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.   

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W
TO 26N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE
FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. WITHIN 150
NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC TUE MAR 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

TROUGH FROM 07N86W TO 02N95W TO 02N105W. ITCZ FROM 04N109W TO
01N127W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE AND TSTMS FROM 03N TO 09
BETWEEN 85W AND 94W AND FROM 01N TO 04N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W.
ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 128W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.