000
FZPN03 KNHC 020922
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU MAR 2 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR  4.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE AND E SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N130W TO 20N138W TO 24N138W TO 24N130W
TO 20N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 06N112W TO 03N140W TO 26N140W TO 26N130W TO 
06N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND
NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 24N140W TO 08N125W TO 
08N140W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N140W TO 10N130W TO 
08N140W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU MAR 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

ITCZ FROM 02N107W TO 05N113W TO 04N128W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION OBSERVED. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.