000
FZPN03 KNHC 140909
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC TUE MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 99.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08.5N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 96.5W 
AND 101.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 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 0745 UTC TUE MAR 14...

.TROUGH MEANDERS S OF EQUATOR BETWEEN 00N AND 03.4S BETWEEN 88W 
AND 110W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 01.5N TO 03S E OF 
85.5W...AND FROM 01.5S TO 03.5S BETWEEN 97W AND 105W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07.5N82.5W TO 04.5N88W TO 02N100W. SECOND ITCZ 
SEGMENT EXTENDS FROM 05N112W TO 05N120W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM N AND 30 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 
82W AND 95W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.