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FZPN03 KNHC 201556
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W NE WINDS 2O TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.   
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 
2O TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM FROM 03N TO 
11N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.  
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
FROM 02N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 110W 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...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.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.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N140W. N OF 27N W 
OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 21N130W. N OF 
22N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON MAR 20...

.TROUGH FROM 03N112W TO 09N112W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 
10N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 03N90W TO 02N105W. ITCZ FROM 02N105W TO 03N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 90W AND 100W.  

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.