000
FZPN03 KNHC 180121
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N89W TO 11N90W TO 12N89W TO
12N87W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W TO 10N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 10N88W TO 11N87W TO 11N86W TO
10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 11N136W TO 10N140W TO 14N140W TO 15N138W TO 15N134W TO
11N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N129W TO 08N140W TO 14N140W TO
16N133W TO 15N128W TO 12N129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N132W TO 07N134W TO 07N140W TO
13N140W TO 11N132W TO 09N132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

.DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 30N122W TO 25N126W. WITHIN 27N123W 
TO 24N128W TO 25N134W TO 30N138W TO 30N125W TO 27N123W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 24N112W TO 22N114W.
WITHIN 29N114W TO 27N115W TO 28N117W TO 30N118W TO 30N116W TO 
29N114W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 25N115W TO 22N124W TO 23N130W TO 27N128W TO 30N119W TO 
25N115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO 29N113W TO 26N113W.
WITHIN 29N112W TO 28N113W TO 30N115W TO 32N115W TO 31N113W TO 
29N112W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 28N111W TO 24N112W. WITHIN 
29N112W TO 29N113W TO 30N115W TO 32N115W TO 31N113W TO 
29N112W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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 0115 UTC WED MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 05N90W TO 03N96W. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 03N97W TO 03N120W TO 06N126W TO 06N136W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION AND ISOLATED TSTMS ARE FROM 03N TO 06N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 95W...AND FROM 02N TO 12N W OF 114W.

$$
.FORECASTER RAMOS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.