000
FZPN03 KNHC 200812
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 13N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10.5N BETWEEN 93.5W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 03N TO 
11N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA 
FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 116W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...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 5.5N 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 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 24N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N136W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 20N140W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N126W TO 24N134W 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 0800 UTC MON MAR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
NO ITCZ OR MONSOON TROUGH IS DISCERNIBLE AT THIS TIME. A TROUGH 
IS ANALYZED FROM 09N110W TO 01N110W. A SECOND TROUGH EXTENDS 
FROM 14N127W TO 07N129W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 
06N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.  

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.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.