000
FZPN03 KNHC 160206
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 15.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.03 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 BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM
EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 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 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM
EITHER SIDE OF SAME LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W
AND 95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N138W TO
28N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N136W TO
26N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA APPROACHING. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N137W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N133W
TO 23N136W TO 20N136W TO 20N140W TO 28N140W TO 30N138W TO 
30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AT 30N140W. WITHIN AREA
BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N137W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W S TO SW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY
30N140W TO 30N134W TO 23N136W TO 23N140W TO 30N140W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

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

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N102W TO 03.4S96W TO 03.4S120W TO
04N140W TO 24N140W TO 26N117W TO 13N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N140W TO 14N93W TO
03.4S100W TO 03.4S120W TO 07N140W TO 15N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N95W TO 10N88W TO
06N90W TO 04N104W TO 12N105W TO 14N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 00N W OF 98W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79W
TO 06N80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 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 0230 UTC SAT MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N85W TO 05N91W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N91W 
TO 05N100W TO 05N120W TO 04N129W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W...WITHIN 90 
NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 118W AND 130W...AND ALSO WITHIN 120 NM N OF 
ITCZ BETWEEN 134W AND 140W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.