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FZPN03 KNHC 171548
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 27N119W TO 25N126W. LOW PRES N OF 
AREA NEAR 36N125W 1011 MB WITH POST-FRONTAL TROUGH TO 30N128W TO 
29N135W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 128W AND 135W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 27N117W 
TO 24N125W. LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N123W 1011 MB WITH COLD 
FRONT TO 30N122W TO 27N124W AND TO 25N128W. N OF 25N W OF FRONT 
TO 132W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N 
BETWEEN 132W AND 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW 
TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES JUST N OF AREA 
NEAR 31N119W 1008 MB WITH OCCLUDED FRONT TO 30N117W THEN COLD 
FRONT TO 25N117W TO 20N121W AND DISSIPATING TO 18N126W. N OF 24N 
W OF FRONT TO 124W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N 
OF 24N BETWEEN 124W AND 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
IN NW TO N SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES TO MOVE INLAND SW U.S. ASSOCIATED 
WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO EXTEND FROM THE LOW TO 31N114W TO 
24N114W THEN DISSIPATING TO 19N123W. N OF 28N E OF 119W TO COAST 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 
21N114W. FROM 25N TO 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA 27 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA. N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.33 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT OVER FAR NORTHERN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA FROM 29N TO 31N...INCLUDING GAP WIND AREAS...SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 30N TO 31N BETWEEN 113W AND 115W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.33 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 
10N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W AND FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 
136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL 
BETWEEN 115W AND 125W AND IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL W OF 136W.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 21N W OF 131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 16N W OF 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC TUE MAR 17...

.TROUGH FROM 12N133W TO 08N137W TO 03N138W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 240 NM E AND 180 NM W OF TROUGH.

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 12N111W TO 10N119W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO 06N89W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 06N89W 
TO 04N98W TO 03N110W TO 04N120W TO 07N133W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM S OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 
133W AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 89W AND 92W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 123W AND 
129W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.