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FZPN03 KNHC 161523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12.5N97W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 
94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 
100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL... 
HIGHEST NEAR 12N98W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 
20N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. N OF 28N W OF 138W S 
TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N134W TO 26N137W TO 24N140W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF LINE FROM 30N134W TO 20N138W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 25N140W. N OF 28N E 
OF FRONT TO 134W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 30N132W TO 26N135W TO 
24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 23N140W. E OF FRONT 
TO A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 24N136W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF LINE FROM 07N140W TO 00N120W TO ANOTHER LINE FROM 23N140W 
TO 15N120W TO 15N110W TO 10N98W TO 03.4S98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 20N137W TO 10N120W TO 06N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 
04N TO 12N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 00N120W TO 02N110W TO 
03.4S97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 91W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 
SW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05.5N BETWEEN 79.5W AND 81W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 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 SAT MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N82W TO 05N91W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 
05N91W TO 06N115W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION IS FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W. A SECOND AN 
ACTIVE ITCZ PERSISTS S OF THE EQUATOR.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.