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FZPN03 KNHC 010341
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 01 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 29N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W AND FROM 19N TO 25N W OF 125W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 23N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N127W TO 30N117W TO 17N124W TO 10N113W TO 04N126W 
TO 03N140W TO 28N140W TO 30N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES MIXED WITH NW AND N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20.5N TO 22.5N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 28N W OF 129W 
AND N OF 08N BETWEEN 118W AND 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NE WIND WAVES MIXED WITH NW AND N SWELL.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19.5N TO 22N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 27N W OF 124W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW TO N SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.27 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING NE SWELL MIXED WITH SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 28N111W TO 
26N115W TO 22N125W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATING FROM 20N105W 18N115W. 
GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 23N BETWEEN 108W AND 109.5W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC WED MAR 01...

.TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 04N90W TO 04N101W TO 07N109W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 99W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH IS NOT PRESENTLY IDENTIFIABLE N OF THE 
EQUATOR. AN ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03.4S100W TO 03S95W TO 
01S86W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 98W 
AND 100W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.