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FZPN03 KNHC 190851
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAR 19 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 19.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 20.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 21.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 96W AND 106W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 12.5N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 04N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 
92W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 10.5N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W AND FROM 04N TO 10.5N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W ...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N134W TO 23N140W. NW OF 
A LINE FROM 30N135W AND 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 
22N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 23N140W. NW 
OF A LINE FROM 30N134W TO 28N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC SUN MAR 19...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N114W TO 04N121W. A TROUGH IS 
WITHIN THE ITCZ AND STRETCHES FROM 11N122W TO 04N122W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 04N TO 15N BETWEEN 114W AND 125W.

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.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.