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FZPN03 KNHC 220323
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 22 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11.5N98W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 19N138W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 
27N140W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N124W TO 13N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 23N124W. 
W OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 
19N135W TO 08N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.ROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08.5W92W 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 88W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W 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 0300 UTC THU MAR 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N77W TO 04N87W TO 05N94W. ITCZ FROM 05N94W 
TO 08N110W TO 07N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 88W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 
05N TO 08N BETWEEN 116W AND 125W.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.