000
FZPN03 KNHC 121509
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 12 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 20N129W TO 19N137W TO 26N140W TO 30N136W TO 30N124W TO
20N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N129W TO 29N131W TO 30N132.5W TO 
30N126.5W TO 29N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N125W TO 29N127W TO 30N133W TO 
30N121W TO 29N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.

.WITHIN 08N116W TO 05N140W TO 14N140W TO 17N124W TO 14N118W TO
08N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N129W TO 06N140W TO 17N140W TO 
14N124W TO 09N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N126W TO 08N128W TO 07N140W TO 
13N140W TO 12N127W TO 09N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N
SWELL.

.WITHIN 22N108W TO 22N109W TO 23N109W TO 24N108W TO 24N107W TO
22N108W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N88W TO 10N90W TO 11N89W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.09 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE  
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S107W TO 03.4S120W TO 01S120W TO
00N115W TO 01S111W TO 03.4S107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS FT IN 
S TO SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S103W TO 03.4S120W TO 02S120W TO 
02S118W TO 01S111W TO 03.4S103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
S TO SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC THU MAR 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N83W TO 02N97W. ITCZ FROM 02N97W TO
03.5N110W TO 01.5N131W TO BEYOND 03.5N140W. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERIC
ITCZ NOW EVIDENT FROM 03.4S110W TO 03S120W. WIDELY SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 01N TO 07.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W...AND
WITHIN 210 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 123W AND 140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
CONVECTION ALOFT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF LINE FROM 26N116W TO 21N121W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.