000
FZPN03 KNHC 171514
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT W OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W. W OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. W OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W. W OF
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 23N134W TO 17N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N140W. W OF
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N132W TO 12N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.S OF 15N AND E OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 15N120W TO ANOTHER
LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N110W TO 09N101W TO 03.4S110W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
12N118W TO 08N130W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.36 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 1500 UTC THU MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N87W TO 05N100W TO 03N110W TO 05N125W TO
04N140W. MODERATE CONVECTION NEAR 05N94W. CLUSTER OF MODERATE TO
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 75 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W
AND 115W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.