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FZPN03 KNHC 160906
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W 
TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A 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 08N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 97W AND 101.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 101.5W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16.5N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N 
TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 
06N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11.5N86.5W TO 07.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPGAYO AND 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 96W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 05N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 91.5W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM WEST. NW OF A LINE 
FROM 30N137W TO 28.5N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 28.5N140W. WITHIN 
75 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 
26.5N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC THU MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N86W TO 00.5N100W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
05N118W TO 06N136W TO BEYOND 05N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 
00N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.