000
FZPN03 KNHC 100300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 12.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.TROUGH FROM 30N127W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N130.5W 1010 MB TO
28.5N130W TO 27N137W. WITHIN 75 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS OF LOW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES N OF AREA. TROUGH FROM 30N125W TO
28N128W TO 26N132W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N125W TO 08N119W TO 04N123W TO 06N133W
TO 05N140W TO 15N140W TO 16N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N121W TO 07N119W TO 
06N132W TO 09N136W TO 12N137W TO 10N128W TO 10N121W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.03 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM NW. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 30N138W TO 28N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N138W SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N136W TO 28N137W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N136W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL
...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SAT MAR 10...

.TROUGH FROM 30N127W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N130.5W 1010 MB TO
28.5N130W TO 27N137W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N135W TO 30N124W TO 19N133W TO 14N140W
TO 25N140W TO 30N135W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N78W TO 05N88W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 05N88W TO 02N110W TO 04N125W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 136W AND 139W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.