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FZPN03 KNHC 181554
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N115W TO 22N123W. WITHIN 27N116W TO 24N119W 
TO 24N128W TO 30N130W TO 30N117W TO 27N116W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N120W TO 22N129W TO 
24N134W TO 29N136W TO 29N115W TO 23N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.03 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N114W TO 22N122W. WITHIN 
29N118W TO 29N119W TO 29N120W TO 30N120W TO 29N118W W TO NW WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N115W TO 
22N124W TO 23N134W TO 30N136W TO 30N117W TO 26N115W NW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 25N111W TO 
20N116W. WITHIN 27N116W TO 27N119W TO 29N120W TO 30N117W TO 
29N115W TO 27N116W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 26N114W TO 26N118W TO 28N120W TO 30N120W TO 
30N116W TO 26N114W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 22N119W TO 19N129W TO 25N133W TO 30N129W
TO 30N116W TO 22N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. WITHIN 25N114W TO 
23N117W TO 22N121W TO 25N121W TO 29N115W TO 25N114W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.33 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N135W TO 09N140W TO 19N140W TO 15N134W TO 18N123W TO
10N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N127W TO 08N140W TO 17N140W TO 
14N129W TO 10N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 12N117W TO 07N140W TO 14N140W TO 
14N130W TO 17N119W TO 12N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL.

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

.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N113W TO 29N113W TO 31N114W TO
31N113W TO 30N113W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA... S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. NW OF
FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 25N129W. WITHIN 
28N131W TO 27N136W TO 29N136W TO 29N131W TO 28N131W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1200 UTC WED MAR 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 08N87W TO 04N95W. ITCZ FROM 04N95W TO 03N110W TO 
05N122W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 123W AND 
137W.

$$
.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.