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FZPN03 KNHC 150913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.HIGH PRES NW OF AREA. N OF 26N E OF 121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AN
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 25N115W TO 15N129W TO 11N140W TO
20N140W TO 25N127W TO 30N125W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW
OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO 10N109W TO 02N128W TO
02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 16N105W TO
06N109W TO 00N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PORTION.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 08N101W TO
03.4S111W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N120W TO 00N140W TO 12N140W TO
18N121W TO 30N127W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W 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 FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF
88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0830 UTC TUE MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

TROUGH FROM 05N77W TO 02N80W TO 01N84W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION. ITCZ FROM 03S88W TO 03S91W TO 03.4S96W TO 03.4S102W.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG S OF 01S BETWEEN 98W AND 109W.
ITCZ FROM 04N111W TO 04N117W TO 01N126W TO 02N134W TO 02N140W.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ
BETWEEN 134W AND 138W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 121W AND 124W...AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER
SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.