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FZPN03 KNHC 170155
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.27 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 15N95W TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N136W TO 25N140W TO 30N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA APPROACHING 30N140W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N139W TO 27N139W TO 27N140W TO 30N140W 
TO 30N138W TO 29N139W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N132W TO 22N136W TO 14N132W 
TO 14N140W TO 27N140W TO 30N138W TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139.5W TO 29N140W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N138W TO 28N139W TO 28N140W TO 30N140W TO 
30N138W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N135W TO 26N137W TO 24N140W TO 28N140W 
TO 30N138W TO 30N135W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 22N136W TO 15N134W TO 
14N140W TO 24N140W TO 30N134W TO 22N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N138W TO 23N140W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 28N132W TO 26N134W TO 24N137W TO 26N137W 
TO 30N134W TO 30N131W TO 28N132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N134W TO 24N137W
TO 24N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 25N134W TO 20N140W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N134W TO 29N135W TO 28N137W TO 28N139W 
TO 29N139W TO 30N138W TO 30N134W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N130W TO 26N133W TO 20N140W TO 30N140W TO 28N137W TO 30N134W TO
30N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. S OF 04N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N96W TO 08N87W TO 
03N108W TO 08N115W TO 14N96W 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 SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N96W TO 09N87W TO 
00N99W TO 08N116W TO 08N140W TO 14N140W TO 14N96W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.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.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 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 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W
TO 10N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 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.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 08N79.5W TO 06N80W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM
08N79.5W TO 06N80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 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 SUN MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 09N75W TO 05N87W. ITCZ EXTENDS
FROM 05N87W TO 02N94W TO 05N100W TO 03N109W TO 06N125W TO 
06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 07N TO 09N 
BETWEEN 127W AND 130W. SECOND ITCZ S OF 03.4S. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 01S AND W OF 109W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.