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FZPN03 KNHC 230932
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N99W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N124W TO 19N138W TO 12N126W TO 04N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 
08N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 23N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 28N115W TO 
09N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W..INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W..INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 06N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 
10N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

.N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...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.

.SANTA MARIA VOLCANO IN GUATEMALA AT 14.75N 91.55W ERUPTED THU 
AND ITS ASH CLOUD DRIFTED SW INTO THE PACIFIC. HAZY CONDITIONS 
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. MARINERS ARE 
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS CONDITIONS COULD CHANGE SUDDENLY.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N79W TO 07N86W. ITCZ FROM 07N86W TO 02N97W 
TO 06N122W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 84W AND 103W. 

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.