000
FZPN03 KNHC 151519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 
NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 08N TO
13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 10N100W TO 03.4S110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 15N110W TO 10N98W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE FROM 20N140W TO 13N125W TO 13N100W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

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

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10.5N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO
09N91W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 78.5W TO 80W...INCLUDING GULF
OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
08.5N79.5W TO 07.5N79.5W TO 06N80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N138W TO 27.5N140W S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 30N132W
TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N84W TO 06N94W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 
06N94W TO 03.5N110W TO 03.5N130W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 
118W AND 125W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS ALSO NOTED WITHIN 60 NM 
SOUTH OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 96W AND 99W. 

$$
.FORECASTER REINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.