000
FZPN03 KNHC 300308
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 30 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 30.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 31.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR  1.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF
SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W TO
13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N140W TO 09N118W TO 06N124W TO 08N131W
TO 08N140W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.03 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.
.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST 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.
.42 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 87W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI MAR 30...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 07N90W TO 04N103W TO 06N108W. 
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N108W TO 08N116W TO 04N124W TO 04N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 88W
AND 91W...FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 101W AND 104W...AND WITHIN 150
NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE BETWEEN 113W AND 127W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.