000
FZPN03 KNHC 161536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM W. N OF 29N W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 32N112W TO 27N114W. N OF 30N 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N81W TO 04N90W TO 05N100W. ITCZ FROM 
05N100W TO 06N110W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 
06N BETWEEN 87W AND 103W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.