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FZPN03 KNHC 170232
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 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 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
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 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 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96.5W TO 
12.5N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER 
OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND 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 07 TO 10N BETWEEN 
93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IM MIXED NE AND 
SW SWELL.
.12 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 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 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 8 FT. FROM 
06N TO 11N BETWEEN 91W AND 102W...AND FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 
102W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N 
TO 10.5N BETWEEN 92W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 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 10.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. NW OF A LINE 
FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. 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 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 45 
NM SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N140W. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W. NW 
OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC FRI MAR 17...

.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 04N90W TO 
01N98W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM SE OF 
TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TOM 07N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 91W.  

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.