000 FZPN03 KNHC 202110 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 2230 UTC TUE MAR 20 2018 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 22. .WARNINGS. ...GALE WARNING... .COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 20N140W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 27N140W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N137W. WITHIN 150 NM E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .06 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N127W TO 27N130W. COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 27N137W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 132W AND 138W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 23N W OF 132W. .24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 23N136W. W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN NW CORNER. .30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N126W TO 21N133W. N OF 27N WITHIN 90 NM E OF THE FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N135W TO 28N140W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 12N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N121W TO 23N127W. W OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 17N126W TO 08N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ...GALE WARNING... .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .33 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W... INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W TO 11N98W. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N85.5W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N85.5W TO 08N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 5.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .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 2030 UTC TUE MAR 20... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N85W TO 04N92W TO 02N103W. ITCZ FROM 02N103W TO 06N120W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ AXIS W OF 121W. $$ .FORECASTER NR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.