000 FZPN03 KNHC 231537 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC WED MAR 23 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED MAR 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 13N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 07N80W AND 04N82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 01N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N92W AND FROM 00N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W AND FROM 07N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. SEAS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED NEXT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST 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. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N E OF 121W. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND W OF A LINE FROM 03.4S95W TO 08N97W TO 23N110W...EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14N BETWEEN 98W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .42 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 27N124W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1230 UTC WED MAR 23... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... NORTHERN ITCZ FROM 06N87W TO 04N93W TO 04N120W 03N140W. SOUTHERN ITCZ FROM 03.4S96W TO 01S107W TO 02S117W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF NORTHERN ITCZ BETWEEN 96W AND 106W. SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 01S BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 120W AND 132W AND FROM 03N TO 11N W OF 132W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.