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FZPN03 KNHC 030900
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N93W TO 11N94W TO 07N99W TO 10N103W TO 
14N98W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 
16N95W TO 12.5N93W TO 05N98W TO 06N107W TO 10N107W TO 16N95W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 130W TO 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 17N126W TO 11N124W TO 
06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 17N140W TO 11N127W TO 07N135W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 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 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12.5N87W TO 10N85W TO 06N97W TO 
07N99W TO 11N94W TO 12.5N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12.5N87W TO 10N85W TO 05N93W TO 05N98W TO 
12.5N93W TO 11N91W TO 12.5N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 
81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 
82W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 
81.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 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 0900 UTC FRI MAR 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 03N100W TO 03N119W TO 05N130W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.