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FZPN03 KNHC 260923
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 116W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  

.FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 114W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF A LINE FROM 03.4N95W TO
01N103W TO 01N114W TO 00N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC SAT MAR 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...     

NORTHERN ITCZ FROM 06N89W TO 05N104W TO 06N110W TO 03N120W TO
04N135W TO 03N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS
BETWEEN 93W AND 97W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 06N TO
10N BETWEEN 106W AND 111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG
WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 114W AND 118W. SOUTHERN ITCZ FROM
01S87W TO 03S100W TO 02S107W TO 02S120W. CONVECTION IS MAINLY S
OF 03.4S. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.