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FZPN03 KNHC 271523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED.

.N OF 09N W OF 120W TO A LINE FROM 30N140W TO 24N120W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF OF 112W TO A 
LINE FROM30N138W TO TO 22N130W TO 24N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N W OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 
10N114W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...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 
05N81W...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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
08.5N79.5W TO 05N81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 31N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27N NW TO 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.

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE MAR 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTHWEST FROM 08.5N83W TO 06N88W. THE 
ITCZ AXIS CONTINUES FROM 06N88W TO 04N110W TO 04N125W TO 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM NORTH OF 
THE ITCZ BETWEEN 93W AND 97W, AND ALSO WITHIN 90 NM BETWEEN 105W 
AND 107W, AND WITHIN 120 NM BETWEEN 115W AND 118W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W, AND NEAR 
07N130W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.