000
FZPN03 KNHC 130330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 28N111W TO 24N113.5W TO 22N120W THEN
WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO BEYOND 18.5N140W. N OF FRONT
WITHIN 120 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 21N S TO FRONT W OF
136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N114W TO 15N127W TO 10N118W TO
03N120W TO 01.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL N OF 18N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 18N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT TO BECOME DIFFUSE. N OF 25N WITHIN 120
NM OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE
FROM 28N115W TO 22N111.5W TO 10N118W TO 03N120W TO 00N132W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N...HIGHEST NW
PART...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL S OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO
19N108W TO 10N110W TO 00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N...HIGHEST NE PART...AND 8 TO 14 FT IN
MIXED SWELL S OF 20N...HIGHEST W PART.

.S OF LINE FROM 03N120W TO 00N110W TO 03.4S98W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 03N120W TO 09N109W TO 03.4S89W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 02N120W TO 10N110W TO 10N103W
TO 03.4S90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW
SWELL. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 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 0230 UTC SUN MAR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05.5N83.5W TO 06N103W TO 01.5N113W TO 00N135W
TO 00.5N140W. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 85W AND 105W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N
OF AXIS BETWEEN 110W AND 132W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.