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FZPN03 KNHC 291549 CCA
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 29 2019
 
CORRECTION TO ITCZ SECTION

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 29.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 30.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 31.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 23.5N E OF 117.5W TO COAST OF BAJA PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 121W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM OF COAST OF BAJA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N 
OF 20N BETWEEN 112W AND 126W...AND FROM 20N TO 26N BETWEEN 126W 
AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST AND 
123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.AREA W OF LINE FROM 16N140W TO 12N122W TO 05N140W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 
117W...AND FROM 00N TO 20N BETWEEN 117W AND 140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA W OF LINE FROM 14N140W TO 15N126W TO 
10N123W TO 06N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S 
OF 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. S OF 00N E OF 110W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 28N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN FRESH NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT W OF AREA. N OF 28N W OF 139W S 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT W OF AREA. AREA W OF LINE 
FROM 30N139W TO 28N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
12.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MERGING N AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08.5N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 89W AND 92W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...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.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05.5N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W AND 
81W...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR 
05.5N81W.
.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 1400 UTC FRI MAR 29...

WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE W OF LINE FROM 25N140W TO 20N128W TO 
12N140W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N84.5W TO 06.5N90W. ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 06.5N90W 
TO 02N109W BEYOND 02.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION WITHIN 60 NM N AND 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84W AND 
90W...WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 96W AND 109W...AND WITHIN 
30 NM N AND 120 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 127W AND 138W. A SECOND 
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 02.5S110W TO 03S139W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO 
STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN 90 NM S OF SECOND ITCZ BETWEEN 
110W AND 122W. 

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.