000
FZPN03 KNHC 121504
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SUN MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04N TO 15N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN MAR 12... 

.LOW PRES 01S85W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH SW TO 03.4S91W TO LOW PRES 
03.4S100W 1009 MB WITH TROUGH TO 01S106W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 03S82W TO 01S87W TO 
03.4S95W TO 02N105W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
06N77W TO 06N85W TO 02N96W. 

.TROUGH FROM 03N141W TO 12N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 07N
WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 05N115W TO 01N140W. ISOLATED STRONG W OF 130W WITHIN 
120 NM OF ITCZ AXIS.  

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.