000 FZPN03 KNHC 162126 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2230 UTC THU MAR 16 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU MAR 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 18. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .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 14N95.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .24 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 9 TO 13 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. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N88W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08 TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 06 TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IM MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 105 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09.5N90.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W...AND FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 91W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 06.5N80W TO 03.5N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. W OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. WITHIN 60 NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 26N140W. 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 2100 UTC THU MAR 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... NO MONSOON TROUGH IS CURRENTLY PRESENT EAST OF 140W. THE ITCZ AXIS IS S OF THE EQUATOR. TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N90W TO 01N98W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.