000
FZPN03 KNHC 161502
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N85W TO 15N95W TO
13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 11N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...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 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...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 15N95W TO 13N96.5W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09.5N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09.5N90W TO 08N96W TO 07.5N101W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR 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 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 06N79.5W TO
05N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79.5W
TO 06N79.5W TO 05N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. W OF A LINE
FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. 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 1445 UTC THU MAR 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 01S BETWEEN 95W AND
104W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 123W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N84W TO 00N99W. SCATTERED MODERATE
WITHIN 90 NM NW OF TROUGH E OF 93W AND W OF 95W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.