000
FZPN03 KNHC 171500
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 
28N118W TO 26N125W. FROM 29.5N TO 30N W OF 114W W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 27N117W TO 25N124W.
N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 29N 
SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 25N122W. N OF 30N 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 112W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 105W AND 108W NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. N OF 26N W OF 
136W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 27N140W. N OF 25N 
WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 24N140W... 
SECOND COLD FRONT APPROACH 30N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 270 NM E OF 
FIRST COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
N OF 28N W OF 138W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC SAT MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 06N109W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N109W TO 
07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
05N78W...07N84W AND 04N89W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
05N97W TO 07N112W.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.