000
FZPN03 KNHC 081535 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N109W TO 27N110W TO 23N115W TO 22N120W. N OF
28N E OF 121W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF OF 20N BETWEEN 107W AND 130W OF 125W NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.06 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 E OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N109W TO 24N112W. N OF THE
FRONT TO 29N NW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
FROM 23N TO 30N NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20
TO 25 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.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.FROM 04N TO 07N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT. FROM 13N TO 21N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 21N107W TO 03N124WW TO
03N140W 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.   

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W
TO 27N140W 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 12 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 1515 UTC TUE MAR 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...          

TROUGH FROM 07N85W TO 03N94W TO 03N105W. ITCZ FROM 03N105W TO
03N110W 01N125W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...AND FROM 02N TO 04N
BETWEEN 134W AND 138W. 
 
$$
.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.