000
FZPN03 KNHC 150217
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.HIGH PRES NW OF AREA. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY
30N131W TO 30N116W TO 27N114W TO 15N130W TO 10N140W TO 23N140W
TO 30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SW AND
NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 02N W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO
08N110W TO 02N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N106W TO 06N106W
TO 00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND
NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 14N104W TO 07N104W
TO 03.4S110W...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 130W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF
87.5W 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 GULF OF PAPAGAYO LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF
87.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO 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 0215 UTC TUE MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ FROM 08N115W TO 01N126W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 45-90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 118W AND 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.