000
FZPN03 KNHC 141523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 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 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 15N95W 
TO 11N97W 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 30N118W TO 22N130W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N140W TO 30N120W TO 15N122W TO 06N130W TO 03N140W TO 
30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING FRONT FROM 32N112W TO 22N120W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 20N116W TO 06N125W 
TO 00N140W TO 21N140W TO 30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 135W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 
31N113W TO 24N121W. N OF 29N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 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 FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED MAR 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO 05N94W. ITCZ FROM 
05N94W TO 06N110W TO 03N137W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 83W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 04N BETWEEN 
120W AND 124W. 

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.