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FZPN03 KNHC 302111
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT APR  1.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM N. FROM 12N TO 19N W OF 138W NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 22N110W TO 11N110W
TO 01N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND
NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 27N120W TO 28N130W.
N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 26N136W TO
26N124W TO 20N133W TO 20N140W TO 26N136W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO
21N110W TO 12N110W TO 02N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 26N112W TO 23N123W 
TO 24N133W. N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N115W TO 25N112W TO 16N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. FROM 02N TO 16N W OF 120W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N BETWEEN 123W
AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N115W TO 22N112W TO 20N130W
TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND
NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING 32N115W. GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30.5N113W TO 30.5N115W. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA S OF FRONT TO 29.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 29N112W TO 28.5N113W. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST 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 2100 UTC THU MAR 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N85W TO 05N93W TO 07N100W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 06N102W TO 02N120W TO 02N131W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 84W AND WITHIN 90 NM NW OF A 
LINE FROM 04N125W TO 03N128W TO 01N132W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.