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FZPN03 KNHC 240833
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE MAR 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 26.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 10N117W TO 08N124W TO 10N128W TO 17N127W TO 16N121W TO
10N117W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N114W TO 05N117W TO 04N140W TO 27N140W TO 
19N125W TO 10N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N128W TO 08N140W TO 16N140W TO 
19N131W TO 16N127W TO 09N128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 08N117W TO 04N125W TO 
05N140W TO 25N140W TO 19N124W TO 08N117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N130W TO 15N137W TO 10N140W TO 
21N140W TO 21N131W TO 17N130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 23N139W TO 22N140W TO 24N140W TO 
24N136W TO 23N139W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 11N122W TO 05N140W TO 14N140W TO 16N133W TO 30N140W TO 
11N122W NE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE
SWELL. 

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 03.4S86W TO 03.4S111W TO 02S104W TO
00N98W TO 01S96W TO 03.4S86W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN S
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S95W TO 03.4S101W TO 02N100W TO 
04N97W TO 02S95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N112W TO 24N114W TO 25N115W TO
27N115W TO 26N114W TO 26N112W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 26N114W TO 26N115W TO 27N116W TO 
30N116W TO 28N114W TO 26N114W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.48 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 0800 UTC TUE MAR 24...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N89W TO 03.5N98.5W TO 03N130W TO BEYOND 
02N140W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 02.5N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 123W AND 136W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS FROM 08.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 116W
AND 128W...AND FROM 03N TO 07.5N W OF 138W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.