000
FZPN03 KNHC 141503
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W...
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 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO
14N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1445 UTC TUE MAR 14...

.SCATTERED MODERATE S OF 01S BETWEEN 98W AND 107W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 07N81W TO 03N90W TO 01N100W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM
05N113W TO 05N120W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N
OF TROUGH BETWEEN 83W AND 89W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.