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FZPN03 KNHC 191523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N97W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W TO
10.5N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE
AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. W OF A LINE FROM
30N125W TO 20N132W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N140W. NEW
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. W OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO
20N128W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTS MERGED. COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO
23N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 20N124W TO 10N128W
TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 23N140W. NW
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N134W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N AND S OF A LINE FROM
20N120W TO 25N115W TO 28N120W TO 21N130W TO 21N134W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N128W TO
23N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 20N130W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 02N TO
20N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT MAR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N82W TO 05N90W TO 06N110W TO 04N120W TO
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N
BETWEEN 82W AND 91W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS WITHIN 90 NM S OF
AXIS BETWEEN 117W AND 120W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.