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FZPN03 KNHC 311500
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 31 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 29.5N112.5W TO 29N113.5W. N 
OF 30.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 
28N111W TO 26.5N111.5W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 28.5N118W TO 27N117W TO 27N121W. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN 117W AND 125W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 
29N115W TO 25N116W TO 16N132W TO 10N127W TO 16N114W TO 11N112W 
TO 02N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. N OF 20N...SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N...SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 122W 
AND 128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF LINE FROM 23N113W TO 21N128W TO 16N133W TO 07N135W TO 
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. N OF 20N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N...SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 124W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 25N129W TO 25N131W N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N119W TO 25N119W TO 19N129W TO 07N137W TO 05N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 30N131W.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 31...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02S TO 03.4S BETWEEN 84W AND 89W AND 
FROM 02S TO 03.4S BETWEEN 106W AND 109W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 04N127W TO 02N133W TO 02N138W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 125W AND 140W. 

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.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.