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FZPN03 KNHC 180243
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 26N140W. N OF 29N WITHIN 60 NM E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W. W OF
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
NW. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
30N133W TO 27N137W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N132W
TO 25N136W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL... EXCEPT 11 TO 13 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO EXTEND FROM
30N133W TO 28N137W 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 25N134W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH TO MERGE WITH THE DISSIPATING
STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. W OF TROUGH WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE
FROM 30N122W TO 20N129W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT FAR NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH TO EXTEND FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. NEW
COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N121W TO 20N128W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 01N TO 12N BETWEEN 101W AND 120W AND FROM 02N TO 08N W OF
130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
07N132W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.30 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 0315 UTC FRI MAR 18...
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 15 NM OF 10N119.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N90W TO 06N97W TO 05N106W. NO
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.