000
FZPN03 KNHC 270933
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 23N TO 28N WITHIN 90 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
30N140W TO 18N120W TO 10N126W TO 10N134W TO 20N140W TO 30N140W E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF
133W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT E OF 133W. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 27N130W TO 30N125W TO 30N116W
TO 20N109W TO 07N120W TO 07N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 11N W OF 137W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO
30N138W TO 24N134W TO 20N110W TO 05N119W TO 06N140W TO 30N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08.5N79.5W TO 
06N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
08.5N79.5W TO 06N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.03 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 31N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0900 UTC TUE MAR 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08.5N83W TO 07N88W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 07N88W TO 04N110W TO 04N125W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 106W AND 115W AND
BETWEEN 119W AND 128W. SIMILAR CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM NW OF A
LINE FROM 11N109W TO 05N120W AND FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 136W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.