043 
FZPN03 KNHC 131529
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED MAR 13 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N116.5W TO 29N120W TO 29N125W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF THE FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 119W AND 138W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N 
OF 01N W OF 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 28N114W TO 25N120W 
TO 25N125W. N OF 27N BETWEEN 116W AND 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 00N W OF 105W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF A LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 19N105W TO 03.4S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OVER OPEN WATERS W OF 98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N91W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 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 1500 UTC WED MAR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 04N95W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N95W 
TO 01.5N115W TO 01.5N130W TO BEYOND 02.5N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 89W AND 
WITHIN 180 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 134W.

$$
.FORECASTER REINHART/STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.