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FZPN03 KNHC 240346
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
10N95W TO 10N101W TO 13N99W TO 16N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
FROM 06N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 89W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 101W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10.5N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 135W AND 140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 15N135W 
TO 06N138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
28N116W TO 08N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF 117W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N112W TO 09N132W 
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 0230 UTC SAT MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 07N87W TO 02N100W TO 04N120W TO BEYOND 06N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 
98W.   

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.FORECASTER LATTO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.