000
FZPN03 KNHC 150234
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 11.5N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 08N TO 11N W OF 133W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 00N AND W OF 
LINE FROM 20N107W TO 13N104W TO 00N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 00N TO 22N W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 
115W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 01N TO LINE FROM 17N140W TO 15N112W TO 
12.5N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. 

.S OF 00N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 00N BETWEEN 99W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 26N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC FRI MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO NEAR 06N96W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES 
FROM 06N96W TO 03N121W TO BEYOND 04.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 05.5N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 87W 
AND 96W. SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 150 NM OF THE 
ITCZ BETWEEN 119W AND 140W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.