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FZPN03 KNHC 231502
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N99W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
FROM 16N95W TO 11N95W TO 11N101W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N87W TO 
06N96W TO 10N97W TO 11N87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
E SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N92W TO 
05N94W TO 06N102W TO 11N102W TO 11N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11.5N86W TO 
10N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE FROM 09N95W TO 07N107W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 08N79W TO 05N81W...INCLUDING THE 
W GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
30N140W TO 30N122W TO 08N125W TO 02N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 25N BETWEEN 132W AND 140W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 08N133W TO 07N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 129W AND 140W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 
30N135W TO 30N116W TO 25N115W TO 09N140W TO 27N140W TO 30135W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 23...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N82W TO 07N88W. ITCZ FROM 07N88W TO 
04N100W TO 07N130W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 06N84W TO 04N92W AND 30 NM OF 
LINE FROM 13N98W TO 11N107W.  

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.