000
FZPN03 KNHC 061545
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 08.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95.5W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N 
BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 
13.54N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 11.5N96.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 26N140W. OVER FORECAST WATERS NW OF 
LINE FROM 30N129W TO 23N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 22N136W. OVER 
FORECAST WATERS 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 W OF LINE FROM 10N140W TO 02N119W TO 07N105W TO 
14N108W TO 22N134W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
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 WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY ABOVE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
09N90.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.N OF 04.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. 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 IN MIXED N 
AND SW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC TUE MAR 06...

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG OVER WATERS WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 
FROM 13.5N140W TO 24N131W. 

.WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM SE OF COLD FRONT FROM 
30N136W TO 26N140W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02N103W TO 07.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG WITHIN 60 NM S AND 150 NM N OF AXIS W OF 120W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.