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FZPN03 KNHC 020943
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 2 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 2.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR  3.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR  4.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N BETWEEN 96W AND 99W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 18N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST 08N TO 12N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N140W TO 12N114W TO
05N140W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
10N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 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 FROM 30N128W TO 28N135W. FROM 29N 
TO 30N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 26.5N140W. FROM 26N
TO 30N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 18N E OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN N TO NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA...

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND
80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.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 0930 UTC FRI MAR 2...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH IS ANALYZED FROM 06N88W TO 03N100W. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 03N100W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS 
NOTED.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.