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FZPN03 KNHC 272111
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 29.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W...AND FROM 18N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N 
OF 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 125W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 139W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGE.

.N OF 08N W OF 120W TO A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 24N130W TO 22N120W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N AND W OF LINE FROM 30N117W TO 20N110W 
TO 05N120W...EXCEPT N OF 25N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N AND W OF LINE FROM 
FROM 26N139W TO 20N120W TO 23N115W TO 10N115W TO 05N125W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 19N140W TO 10N122W TO 06N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.36 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 23N TO 26N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 07.5N...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE 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 2100 UTC TUE MAR 27...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N82W TO 06N88W. THE ITCZ AXIS 
CONTINUES FROM 06N88W TO 05N110W TO 04N120W TO 04N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS WITHIN 120 NM SOUTH OF THE ITCZ 
BETWEEN 91W AND 95W...AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE ITCZ AXIS 
BETWEEN 104W AND 107W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS ALSO NOTED FROM 03N 
TO 06N BETWEEN 115W AND 118W...AND FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.