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FZPN03 KNHC 220916
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC WED MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N121W TO 23N132W THEN DISSIPATING TO 21N140W. 
W OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N132W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N113W TO 21N125W. 
WITHIN A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 16N130W AND A LINE FROM 30N129W TO 
21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
25N TO 26N WITHIN 30 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 E OF 120W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 7.5N TO 12.5N W OF 134W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 6.5N TO 14.5N W OF 118W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 20N W 
OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 122W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 21N W OF 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE 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 FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.N OF 5.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE 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 N OF 5.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.   

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 22N126W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 30N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 28N114W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 30N N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF FRONT TO 29N W TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM
22N TO 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N136W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED MAR 22...

.TROUGH S OF AREA...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 01S 
BETWEEN 93W AND 103W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N114W TO 04N130W THEN RESUMES W OF A 
TROUGH NEAR 04N133W TO 04N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 113W AND 117W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 117W AND 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.