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FZPN03 KNHC 211511
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 21.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 22.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 23.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
12N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W TO 10N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 11.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 10N98W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N
TO 14N BETWEEN 91W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 90W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 28N130W THEN DISSIPATING
STATIONARY TO 25N140W. W OF LINE FROM 30N129W TO 20N140W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE
FROM 30N125W TO 20N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 20N130W TO 17N120W TO 06N118W TO
00N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N BETWEEN 115W
AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N115.5W TO 26N113W
TO 10N125W TO 07N120W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE
TO 121W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115.5W TO 22N110W TO 20N110W TO
04N109W TO 00N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 9.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC MON MAR 21...

.TROUGH FROM 07N84W TO 03N91W TO 04N102W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...      

THERE IS NO ITCZ IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

$$
.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.