000 FZPN03 KNHC 202156 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC SUN MAR 20 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .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 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5N TO 13N96W TO 12N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N965W TO 12N96.5W TO 11N97.5W TO 10.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 10.5N98W TO 09N101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12.5N97W TO 10.5N99W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 10.5N99W TO 09N101W TO 08.5N104W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 13N96.5W TO 12N99.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 14N95.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12N97.5W TO 11.5N99W TO 11N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 104W...AND FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 104W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 28N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 24N122W TO 16N124W TO 07N125W TO 06N132W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 26N134W TO 24N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 18N127W TO 10N119W TO 01N126W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 20N W OF 129W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 28N115W TO 15N120W TO 09N121W TO 03N125W TO 01N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 10N86.5W TO 10N88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .33 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 13N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA... NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 87.5W AND 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09.5N88W TO 09N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 91W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 10N88W TO 09N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2130 UTC SUN MAR 20... .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 07N83W TO 05N87W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N95W TO 06N108W TO 05N118W TO 04N125W TO 04N134W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 110W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.