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FZPN03 KNHC 282108
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 28.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 29.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 20N W OF 138W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 24N138W TO 
22N130W TO 20N115W TO 10N112W TO 05N125W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 19N140W TO 10N120W TO 07N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 16N140W TO 11N131W TO 09N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 108W AND 110W...INCLUDING THE ENTRANCE
TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27.5N 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 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HPUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 5.5N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. 
.24 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 WED MAR 28...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N81W TO 06N90W. THE ITCZ AXIS 
CONTINUES FROM 06N90W TO 04N100W TO 05N120W TO 05N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 05N TO 
08N BETWEEN 122W AND 128W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS ALSO FROM 03N 
TO 06N BETWEEN 128W AND 132W...AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF THE ITCZ 
AXIS W OF 132W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.