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FZPN03 KNHC 222110
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC TUE MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 03.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN
93W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
NE...SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 115.5W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM
30N115.5W TO 26N113W TO 22N113W TO 00N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND
127W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N115.5W TO 22N110W TO
06N110W TO 00N120W...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUND BY A LINE FROM 20N140W TO
20N122W TO 25N122W TO 25N116W TO 10N103W TO 03.4N103W TO
03.4N120W TO 00N120W TO 00N140W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO
08.5N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12N86W
TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W
AND 97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE...SW AND N
SWELL. FROM 01N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW...NE...AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 90W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE...NW...AND SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA 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 2100 UTC TUE MAR 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...      

ITCZ FROM 02N100W TO 05N120W TO 03N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF ITCZ BETWEEN 122W AND
130W.  

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.