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FZPN03 KNHC 221554
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 24.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97.5W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11.5N  BETWEEN 94W AND 98W. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 18N135W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 
21N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 18N128W TO 09N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N116W TO 
29N121W. W OF LINE FROM 30N122W TO 20N139W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 13N W OF 125W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 136W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 
30N117W TO 09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W..INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N E OF 91W..INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8.5N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
05N TO 09N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 1545 UTC THU MAR 22...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N78W TO 07N83W TO 05N95W. ITCZ FROM 05N95W 
TO 05N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 95W...FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 97W AND 108W AND 
FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 114W AND 123W.  

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.