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FZPN03 KNHC 161555
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC MON MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 14N95W TO 13N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO
10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 16N95.5W TO 
16N94.5W TO 15.5N94.5W TO 14N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 09N88W TO 10N90W TO 11N90W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N89W TO 10N91W TO 11N90W TO 12N88W TO
11N87W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 10N89W TO 11N90W TO 12N88W TO
11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N88W TO 10N89W TO 11N89W TO 12N88W TO
11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.WITHIN 29N129W TO 29N133W TO 30N139W TO 30N125W TO 29N129W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N128W TO 28N135W TO 30N138W TO 
30N126W TO 28N128W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN W
TO NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N118W TO 25N120W TO 29N123W TO 
30N122W TO 29N116W TO 26N118W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N120W TO 22N128W TO 
24N134W TO 30N135W TO 30N122W TO 26N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 08N113W TO 11N128W TO 07N140W TO 19N140W TO 18N121W TO
08N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N136W TO 12N137W TO 10N140W TO 
15N140W TO 16N136W TO 13N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N131W TO 13N133W TO 11N140W TO 
20N140W TO 19N136W TO 15N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC MON MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N75W TO 05N79W TO 04N90W. ITCZ FROM 04N90W TO 
04N98W THEN RESUMES FROM 02N103W TO 07N128W THEN RESUMES FROM 
04N133W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 05N BETWEEN 
94W AND 98W...FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 116W AND 121W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM NW OF LINE FROM 12N127W TO 
10N131W TO 05N135W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.