351 
FZPN03 KNHC 181528
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W 
TO 11.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
12.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 26N136W TO 22N140W. WITHIN 180 NM E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 23N131W TO 19N137W. 
N OF 25N WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WITHIN 360 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 25N119W 
TO 20N128W. OVER FORECAST WATERS W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N125W.

.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 110W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 20N BETWEEN 120W AND 140W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
A LINE FROM 06N120W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO 06N87W TO 03N95W. ITCZ FROM 03N95W TO 
01N100W TO 02N110W TO 04N125W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 85W AND 95W AND WITHIN 120 NM N 
OF ITCZ BETWEEN 105W AND 110W.

$$
.FORECASTER REINHART. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.