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FZPN03 KNHC 290855
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15.5N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45
NM EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N119W TO 11N112W TO 05N131W TO 06N140W
TO 23N140W TO 16N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N136W TO 12N128W TO 
11N134W TO 09N134W TO 08N140W TO 17N140W TO 16N136W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 07.5N79.5W TO
05.5N80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 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.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC THU MAR 29...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO 06N94W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS 
FROM 06N94W TO 04N100W TO 05N120W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 08N140W TO 
10N113W TO 05N120W TO 03N134W TO 08N140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.