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FZPN03 KNHC 241532
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 122W AND 131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA AND W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 08N97W TO
03N95W...EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S97W TO 10N97W TO 26N116W
TO 18N124W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S97W TO 14N102W TO
14N140W TO 00N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02N BETWEEN 97W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12N86W TO
09.5N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12N86W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 26N130W TO 26N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO
26N123W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE
FROM 30N115W TO 23N117W TO 23N134W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 23N W OF 134W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1230 UTC THU MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...      

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N83W TO 03N93W TO 05N104W...THEN NORTHERN
ITCZ AXIS TO 03N118W. SOUTHERN ITCZ AXIS FROM 01S103W TO BEYOND
02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH
BETWEEN 92W AND 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN
102W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 105 NM
EITHER SIDE OF SOUTHERN ITCZ AXIS W OF 114W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.