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FZPN03 KNHC 210240
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON MAR 21 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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 16 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.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER
SIDE OF LINE FROM 13.5N95.5W TO 12.5N96W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N96W TO 11N97.5W N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5N TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF LINE FROM 13N96W TO 12N97W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO
18 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 13N965W TO 12N97W TO 11N97.5W TO 10.5N99W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
LINE FROM 10.5N99W TO 09N101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 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.
.24 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 11 TO 18 FT IN NE SWELL. WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12.5N97W TO 10.5N99W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 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 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 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 12.5N97W TO 11.5N99W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM
05N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN
101W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN
93W AND 96W...AND FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 96W AND 112W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 28N131W THEN STATIONARY TO
24N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W.
ELSEWHERE BETWEEN FRONT AND A LINE FROM 30N128W TO 21N121W TO
16N124W TO 07N125W TO 05N133W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N127W TO
26N134W TO 24N140W. W OF A 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM 30N119W TO
18N126W TO 10N117W TO 01N127W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT N OF 20N W OF
127W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 24N113W TO 12N117W TO
05N124W TO 01N130W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 26N
E OF 125W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 10N86.5W TO 10N88W
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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 BETWEEN 87W AND 89W..INCLUDING GULF OF
FONSECA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 9 TO 11 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 11N 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
10.5N86W TO 09.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 0230 UTC MON MAR 21...
.TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 04N89W TO 04N95W...SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 89W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N95W TO 05N108W TO 04N117W TO 01N125W
TO 03N132W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF
AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 119W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.