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FZPN03 KNHC 172102
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N93W TO 12N96W TO 13N99W TO 14N98W TO
16N95W TO 14N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 16N94W TO 14N94W TO 
13N95W TO 14N97W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N93W TO 12N94W TO 
11N97W TO 14N98W TO 16N95W TO 14N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 
14N96W TO 15N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N94W TO 15N94W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN S SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 14N93W TO 13N94W TO 
12N96W TO 13N97W TO 14N97W TO 16N95W TO 14N93W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N93W TO 11N95W TO 
11N98W TO 13N98W TO 16N95W TO 13N93W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT W OF AREA APPROACHING 30N140W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED 
BY 30N136W TO 27N138W TO 25N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N136W S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
16N135W TO 10N128W TO 08N140W TO 23N140W TO 30N136W TO 30N134W TO
16N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N139.5W TO 29.5N140W. 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N138W TO 29N138W TO 28N140W TO 30N140W 
TO 30N138W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N134W TO 28N135W TO 25N140W TO 27N140W 
TO 30N138W TO 30N134W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA BOUNDED BY 21N137W TO 15N135W TO 14N137W TO 
09N140W TO 23N140W TO 28N135W TO 21N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 25N137W TO 23N140W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N131W TO 25N135W TO 25N137W TO 26N137W 
TO 30N135W TO 30N131W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N135W TO 25N137W TO 24N140W 
TO 30N140W TO 30N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 25N135W TO 21N140W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 27N131W TO 26N132W TO 25N135W 
TO 27N135W TO 30N132W TO 30N130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N132W TO 26N135W 
TO 22N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 22N130W TO 20N133W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N124W TO 13N134W TO 08N140W TO 30N140W 
TO 30N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST NEAR 30N133W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N86W TO 08N88W TO 08N92W TO 10N93W TO
12N91W TO 12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 09N79W TO 07N79W TO 05N80W TO 05N81W TO
06N81W TO 08N80W TO 09N79W...INCLUDING NEAR THE AZUERO PENINSULA
AND THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 13N93W TO 07N92W TO 03N111W TO 10N119W
TO 13N113W TO 10N106W TO 13N93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 01S99W TO 03.4S97W
TO 03.4S120W TO 01S120W TO 02N115W TO 01N111W TO 01S99W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N113W TO 10N118W TO 
10N130W TO 09N140W TO 11N139W TO 14N129W TO 11N113W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 09N92W TO 05N93W TO 02N98W TO 05N110W TO 08N111W TO 
11N104W TO 09N92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW
AND NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 02S96W TO 03.4S94W TO 
03.4S109W TO 03S108W TO 03S100W TO 02S98W TO 02S96W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 11N114W TO 10N115W TO 
07N122W TO 07N127W TO 10N131W TO 11N131W TO 11N114W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 11N100W TO 07N94W TO 04N100W TO 05N106W TO 07N110W TO 
08N105W TO 11N100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
SW AND SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN MAR 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF A LINE FROM 09N118W TO 
07N124W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 05N77W TO 04N91W. ITCZ FROM 04N91W TO 
02N110W TO 04N127W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. SECOND
ITCZ S OF 03.4S.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.