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FZPN03 KNHC 181552
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W 
AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 107W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 
95W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 87W AND 
95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W. NW OF A 
LINE FROM 30N138W AND 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES NEAR 29N135W 1013 MB 
TO 23N140W. WITHIN 60 NM E QUADRANT OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FROM 31N128W TO 21N140W. 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 1500 UTC SAT MAR 18...

.TROUGH FROM 08N120W TO 14N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 
11N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 11N85W TO 08N92W. NO ITCZ OR MONSOON TROUGH IS 
DISCERNIBLE AT THIS TIME.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.