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FZPN03 KNHC 080330
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 8 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.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.
.18 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 9 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.
.24 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 94W AND 101W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 21N137W. N OF 10N W OF 
128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM 22N133W TO 
14N121W TO 07N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 122W AND 135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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.
.12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 05N81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 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 THU MAR 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 06N85W TO 05N93W. ITCZ FROM 05N93W TO 
03N102W TO 03N126W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 
12N BETWEEN 129W AND 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.