000 FZPN03 KNHC 031538 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC SAT MAR 3 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 3. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 4. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 5. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W AND 14.5N95.5W... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 12N96W TO 13N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WINDS BELOW GALE. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 13N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 10N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N79W TO 06N79W TO 06N80W TO 06N81W TO 07N81W TO 08N80W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N79W TO 06N79W TO 06N80W TO 06N81W TO 07N81W TO 08N80W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N79W TO 06N79W TO 06N80W TO 06N81W TO 07N81W TO 08N80W TO 08N79W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N111W TO 02N128W TO 03N140W TO 19N140W TO 17N121W TO 12N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED. .COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 25.5N130W TO 24N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N117W TO 25N124W TO 23N133W TO 25N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 28N114W TO 24.5N130W THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 23N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N124W TO 10N120W TO 14N136W TO 17N124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N116W TO 16N119W TO 08N115W TO 10N133W TO 07N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N118W TO 13N112W TO 06N102W TO 08N140W TO 22N140W TO 23N128W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 02S108W TO 03.4S106W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S120W TO 02S115W TO 01S111W TO 02S108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 00N109W TO 03.4S104W TO 03.4S117W TO 01S115W TO 00N111W TO 00N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT MAR 3... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N83W TO 04N91W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N91W TO 04N110W TO 07N123W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N125W TO 08N125W TO 04N133W TO 05N140W TO 07N140W TO 09N130W TO 13N131W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.