000
FZPN03 KNHC 041502
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 06.

.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 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 15N97W TO 
09N105W TO 05N98W TO 13N92W TO 15N94W TO 15N97W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 18N140W TO 10N123W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 13N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND 
FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08N TO 11N E OF 95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 
04N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79W 
TO 03N82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 26N130W TO 25N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT MAR 04...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 03N99W TO 04N120W. ITCZ RESUMES FROM 04N122W TO 
02N136W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.