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FZPN03 KNHC 060917
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 06 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 08.

...GALE WARNINGS...
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 13N96.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT ENTERS FAR NW WATERS FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W. NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 22N136W. NW OF LINE 
FROM 30N127W TO 20N131W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W TO 
21N133W. W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N130W TO 10N122W TO 
10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N116W TO 10N108W TO 04N115W TO 09N140W 
TO 20N140W TO 20N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND EASTERLY SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN EASTERLY SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...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 FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 801W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE MAR 06...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG FROM 16N TO 23N BETWEEN 
132W AND 138W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 01N110W TO 01N120W TO 05N130W TO BEYOND 
07N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 127W 
AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.