000
FZPN03 KNHC 140349
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 11N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 23N128W AND DISSIPATING TO 23N132W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N122W TO 10N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 24N121W. N OF 
08N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 04N TO 20N W OF 115W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 
31N113W TO 24N121W. N OF 29N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC WED MAR 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 09N84W TO 05N95W. ITCZ FROM 
05N95W TO 04N98W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 80W 
AND 85W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.