000
FZPN03 KNHC 301459
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 01.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 21N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N115.5W TO 26N118W TO 
24N121W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 27N114W TO 21N122W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 126W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N W OF 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT E OF AREA. N OF 28N BETWEEN 122W AND 
129W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
22N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.W OF LINE FROM 21N110W TO 10N116W TO 01N128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 21N111W TO 12N113W TO 04N128W 
TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND 
NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 21N111W TO 12N112W TO 05N126W 
TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 22N130W TO 20N130W TO 14N137W 
TO 08N136W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 32N115W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N113W TO 29.5N114W. N OF 
30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT E OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU MAR 30...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 12N105W TO 09N116W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 108W AND 116W.

SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 03.4S TO 01S BETWEEN 80W 
AND 86W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N86W TO 05N94W TO 07N100W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 89W AND 91W. 
ITCZ FROM 06N102W TO 05N106W TO 05N110W TO 03N116W TO BEYOND 
02N120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 04N 
BETWEEN 114W AND 116W. 

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.