000 FZPN03 KNHC 150923 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED MAR 15 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED MAR 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 17. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 NORTHERLY SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 96.5W AND 101.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 95.5W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NORTHERLY SWELL. FROM 05.5N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N85.5W TO 09N91.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 13N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N W OF 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12.5N BETWEEN 130W AND 139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC WED MAR 15... .GULF OF PANAMA FROM 05.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... TROUGH FROM 08N86W TO 02N94.5W. TROUGH S OF THE AREA ENTERS REGION NEAR 03.4S96W TO 03S100W TO 01S112W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N115W TO 06.5N127W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION S OF 00N BETWEEN 87W AND 109W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 115W AND 132W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.