000
FZPN03 KNHC 082055
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 10.

.WARNINGS.

...NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 30N128W TO 26N129W TO 21N131W. AREA BOUNDED BY 
14N125W TO 11N121W TO 11N128W TO 14N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N130W 
TO 10N117W TO 06N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N128W TO 25N132W TO 21N140W. W 
OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 14N121W TO 08N117W TO 06N127W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 17N130W TO 12N118W TO 05N117W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 124W AND 137W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12N98.5W TO 
11.5N100.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 12.5N96.5W TO 11.5N100.5W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 95W AND 98W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 
10N BETWEEN 100W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 103W AND 108W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
09N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N89W 
TO 09N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10.5N87W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 08N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...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 2015 UTC THU MAR 8...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 06N87W TO 05N92W TO 03N98W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 
03N98W TO 01N110W TO 06N135W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SECOND ITCZ FROM 
03.4S117W TO BEYOND 03S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 135W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER MCELROY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.