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FZPN03 KNHC 200229
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 
105W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 118W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W...AND FROM 06N TO 
11N BETWEEN 110W AND 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 
90W AND 105W...AND FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 105W AND 122W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 05N TO 10N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND SW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 118W AND 131W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 07N79.5W 
TO 04.5N81.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 22N140W. N OF 26N WITHIN 60 NM E OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 21N140W. SECOND 
COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 21N140W. 
SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 25N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 
30N138W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST MERGING COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 21N140W. NW 
OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO 27N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 19N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N129W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC MON MAR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO ITCZ OR MONSOON TROUGH IS DISCERNIBLE AT THIS TIME. A TROUGH 
IS ANALYZED FROM 15N128W TO 07N129W. A SECOND TROUGH EXTENDS 
FROM 08N108W TO 02N110W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 
07N TO 10N BETWEEN 111W AND 119W...AND NEAR 08N123W.  

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.