000
FZPN03 KNHC 151503
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 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. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N
TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO
13N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 06N TO
12N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09.5N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

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

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. W OF A LINE FROM
30N139W TO 29N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED MAR 15...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 01S BETWEEN 97W AND
106W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N83W TO 02N96W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 05N115W TO 06N125W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED
STRONG WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 126W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.