000
FZPN03 KNHC 280322
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 28 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 23N135W TO 16N123W TO 14N124W TO 16N130W
TO 14N140W TO 30N140W TO 23N135W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 136W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND
SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 21N110W TO 07N117W 
TO 06N140W TO 26N137W TO 25N125W TO 30N120W TO 21N110W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N120W TO 11N113W TO 
06N121W TO 06N140W TO 25N140W TO 21N134W TO 18N120W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N129W TO 08N129W TO 
06N140W TO 18N140W TO 16N135W TO 13N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 23N TO 26N 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.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10.5N88.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
08N79.5W TO 06.5N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE
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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED MAR 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N81W TO 07N89W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 07N89W TO 04N110W TO 04N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 90W AND 96W AND
ALSO WITHIN 240 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.