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FZPN03 KNHC 220213
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 24N130W TO 20N140W. W OF A LINE FROM
30N128W TO 26N133W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N115W TO 23N125W TO
20N134W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N133W TO 30N120W TO 20N127W TO
20N140W TO 24N140W TO 30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 110W AND WITHIN 90 NM W OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 21N W OF 110W AND 
WITHIN 180 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N125W 
TO 30N115W TO 23N110W TO 21N110W TO 21N140W TO 30N125W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 118W AND 126W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N140W TO
18N122W TO 12N113W TO 06N118W TO 05N140W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
12N111W TO 11N110W TO 13N95W TO 09N90W TO 04N94W TO 04N111W TO
12N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN IN MIXED NE AND SW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N140W
TO 20N130W TO 09N166W TO 05N140W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N120W TO 21N111W TO
18N111W TO 07N125W TO 07N140W TO 13N140W TO 21N120W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
21N140W TO 21N109W TO 18N109W TO 04N120W TO 04N140W TO 21N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO 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 COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 31N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 30N115W. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT. GULF OF CALIFORNIA W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM
25N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N134W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC WED MAR 22...

.TROUGH S OF AREA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF A
LINE FROM 03.4S85W TO 03N102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N90W TO 07N107W TO 04N117W TO 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SCATTERED
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 420 NM NW OF ITCZ BETWEEN 110W
AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.