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FZPN03 KNHC 201422
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 101W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 29.5N TO 30.5N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N118W TO 23N124W TO 19N132W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N118W TO 14N124W TO 07N118W TO 
02N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED 
S AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N112W TO 
20N125W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 23N111W TO 
12N112W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED 
S AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 09N130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST OLD COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N136W TO 27.5N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 12N140W TO 12N132W TO 
07N132W TO 07N140W TO 12N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N140W TO 30N116W TO 24N111W TO 08N104W TO 03.4S120W TO 00N140W 
TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND 
NW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 9 FT.

.42 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.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC WED MAR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07N92W TO 02N110W TO 02N130W TO 02N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 
91W AND 97W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.