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FZPN03 KNHC 070320
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 7 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95.5W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 10.5N98.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 22N140W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 
30N138W TO 28N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 27N140W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N127W TO 17N128W TO 12N113W TO 06N113W TO 03N120W TO 10N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 
23N140W. N OF 10N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 
08N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N90W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.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 0300 UTC WED MAR 7...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 200 NM OF LINE FROM 
13N140W TO 25N130W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 05N84W TO 04N94W. ITCZ FROM 04N94W TO 09N119W TO 
09N131W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S AND 150 NM 
N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 131W AND 140W.

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.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.