000
FZPN03 KNHC 101542
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. SECOND COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FAR NW CORNER OF AREA. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF
LINE FROM 30N127W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 23N140W.
SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. WITHIN 75 NM E OF
SECOND COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO
16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 23N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT
FROM 30N128W TO 25N132W TO 21N136W THEN SHEAR LINE TO 21N140W. N
OF 28N WITHIN 60 NM E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 136W NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF
137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 25N124W TO 20N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 24N136W THEN SHEAR
LINE TO 20N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 136W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
25N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 24N133W TO 19N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 21N 
W OF 136W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N119W TO 23N127W
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 20N135W. W OF LINE FROM 30N119W
TO 24N128W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25
KT FROM 17N TO 20N W OF 137W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N116W
TO 24N125W TO 20N130W TO 19N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT
NE 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 20N W OF 138W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 122W
AND 128W. 

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N118W TO 22N110W TO 12N99W TO 03N106W
TO 01N120W TO 01N140W TO 16N140W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL FROM 10N TO 22N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N109W TO 09N97W TO
03.4S108W TO 00N126W TO 12N127W TO 21N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 19N W OF 127W AND ALSO FROM 01N TO
14N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO
25KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 1530 UTC THU MAR 10...
.TROUGH FROM 16N97W TO 12N100W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM
OF TROUGH N OF 14N AND WITHIN 30 NM OF TROUGH FROM 12N TO 14N.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       
MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENTLY IDENTIFIABLE. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS
FROM 04N98W TO 03N110W TO BELOW THE EQUATOR AT 125W. SCATTERED
STRONG FROM 01N TO 03N BETWEEN 127W AND 130W.
 
$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.