000
FZPN03 KNHC 071535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N96W TO 12N99W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 19N140W. NW OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 127W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N127W TO 20N130W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N130W TO 24N131W TO 
19N140W. W OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 18N132W TO 10N120W TO 
08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N125W TO 25N127W. FROM 
05N TO 18N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF E OF 89W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF E OF 91W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF E OF 89W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09.5N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 06N80W TO 05N81W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 1500 UTC WED MAR 7...

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N131W TO 21N140W SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 300 NM SE OF FRONT. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N81W TO 03N102W. THE ITCZ AXIS 
CONTINUES FROM 03N102W TO 05N120W TO BEYOND 06N140W. A CLUSTER 
OF MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 210 NM OF THE 
ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 130W AND 135W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.