000
FZPN03 KNHC 261516
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
 
.FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

.N OF 25N BETWEEN 116W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 119W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.  

.FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 130W AND 138W...AND FROM 06N TO 16N W
OF 138W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW
AND NE SWELL. S OF 03N BETWEEN 96W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC SAT MAR 26...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...     

NORTHERN ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05.5N86W TO 06N108W TO 03N120W TO
BEYOND 03.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN
300 NM N AND 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 112W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS W OF 113W.
SOUTHERN ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 01.5S87W TO 03S99W TO 02S118W TO
BEYOND 02S120W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO
STRONG CONVECTION FROM 01.5S TO 07S BETWEEN 90W AND 112W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.