000
FZPN03 KNHC 150339
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO
15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. N OF 29N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA.
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO 25.5N102W TO 22N130W. SECOND COLD
FRONT 30N122W TO 27N130W TO 28N140W. N OF 10N W OF 120W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST BOTH FRONT E OF AREA. FROM 05N TO 10N E OF 120W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 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 0330 UTC THU MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N84W TO 06N90W TO 04N100W. ITCZ FROM 
04N100W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION OBSERVED.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.