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FZPN03 KNHC 151556
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.HIGH PRES NW OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N110W TO
11N117W TO 02N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
SW AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 15N105W TO 06N106W
TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 15N120W
TO 11N140W AND A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 08N100W TO 03.4S109W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NW OF AREA. NW OF A LINE FROM
30N138W TO 28N140W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF
88W 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 0830 UTC TUE MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ FROM 03S92W TO 03S106W TO 01S122W...AND THEN FROM 02N126W
TO BEYOND 02N140W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE/ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 00N TO 06N BETWEEN 120W AND 140W...AND FROM 06S TO
01S BETWEEN 97W AND 111W. 

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.