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FZPN03 KNHC 281522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 30.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 138W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 
23N130W TO 25N115W TO 18N112W TO 05N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N140W TO 10N115W TO 06N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 16N140W TO 11N131W TO 09N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W...INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE
TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...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.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79.5W 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED MAR 28...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 113W AND 116W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N81W TO 06N89W. THE ITCZ AXIS 
CONTINUES FROM 06N89W TO 03N100W TO 05N120W TO 05N140W. A 
CLUSTER OF MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 150 
NM NW OF LINE FROM 06N123W TO 03N130W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 05N TO 09N W OF 130W. SIMILAR 
CONVECTION IS FROM 08N TO 10N BETWEEN 113W AND 117W. 

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.