000
FZPN03 KNHC 221511
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 T0 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 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.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 21N135W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N115W TO 20N125W. N OF 20N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 118W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 130W AND 140W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W 
AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT ALONG 29N. N OF 
29N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT ALONG 27N. N OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FRONT E OF AREA. FROM 23N 
TO 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED MAR 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N115W 1010 MB TO 05N140W. NUMEROUS MODERATE TO 
SCATTERED STRONG FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.