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FZPN03 KNHC 242111
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF A LINE FROM 21N140W TO 21N122W TO 25N118W TO 15N115W TO
10N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 10N130W TO 10N117W TO
03.4S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N W OF A LINE FROM 00N115W TO
03.4S110WWINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.12 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO
27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N
BETWEEN 117W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC THU MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...      

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N85W TO 04N104W. NORTHERN ITCZ
FROM04N110WTO 03N127W TO 00N138W. SOUTHERN ITCZ FROM 02S91W TO
BEYOND 02S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 93W AND 99W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 120 NM N OF NORTHERN ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 130W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S OF SOUTHERN
ITCZ W OF 110W. 

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.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.