000
FZPN03 KNHC 090328
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N126W
TO 07N118W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W TO 25N135W TO 26N127W TO 
17N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 30N136W TO LOW PRES NEAR 26.5N138W
1010 MB TO 25N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N119W TO 04N123W 
TO 06N140W TO 15N140W TO 17N132W TO 16N124W TO 11N119W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 20N139W. N OF 26N
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N120W TO 07N118W TO 05N124W TO 07N134W 
TO 10N138W TO 12N133W TO 10N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N95W TO 11N96W TO 10N98W
TO 11N101W TO 12N101W TO 15N97W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N88.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10.5N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
08N79.5W TO 06N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 FRI MAR 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 05N82W TO 04N90W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 04N90W TO 01N104W TO 03N130W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 136W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.