000
FZPN03 KNHC 232049
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 24.5N111W TO 19N120W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 30N117W TO 22N109W TO 10N122W TO 07N140W TO 13N140W TO
20N119W TO 30N117W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N124W TO 30N115W TO 21N108W TO
05N123W TO 05N140W TO 20N140W TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 06N TO 11N W OF
134W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN
AREA BOUNDED BY 29N114W TO 20N110 TO 02N122W TO 04N140W TO 
19N140W TO 21N125W TO 29N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 136W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 22N W OF 120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE...SW...AND NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO N 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 GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25.5N TO 28N WITHIN 45
NM OF SHORE OF MAINLAND MEXICO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.03 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING 30N140W FROM NW. W OF A
LINE FROM 30N137W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W. W OF A LINE
FROM 30N132W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 26N136W.
N OF 22N W OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 22N135W 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 2100 UTC THU MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N135W TO 05N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT
CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.