000
FZPN03 KNHC 290257
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU MAR 29 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 27.5N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N131W TO 14N131W TO 13N140W TO 19N140W
TO 19N134W TO 17N131W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17N116W TO 10N112W TO 05N128W 
TO 06N140W TO 30N140W TO 21N133W TO 17N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N126W TO 09N126W TO 
07N140W TO 17N140W TO 17N136W TO 13N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 11N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.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 06N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU MAR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N81W TO 06N93W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 06N93W TO 04N100W TO 05N120W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 10N127W TO 09N116W TO
01N127W TO 04N140W TO 08N140W TO 10N127W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.