000
FZPN03 KNHC 081415
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 
95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 
97W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 124W AND 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 16N W OF 137W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 19N W OF 124W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 30N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 
15N BETWEEN 122W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.FROM 9.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1415 UTC WED MAR 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 04N97W TO 05N118W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 
02N TO 05N W OF 128W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.