000
FZPN03 KNHC 031603
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED MAR 03 2021

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N96W TO 11N99W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10.5N92W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
11N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 21N127W. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 128W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N 
E OF FRONT TO 119W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
N OF A LINE FROM 30N120W TO 23N130W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF A 
LINE FROM 30N125W TO 26N131W TO 26N137W TO 31N137W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N114W TO 25N119W. 
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 22N120W TO 16N130W TO 16N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N135W TO 27N140W. N OF 06N W OF 113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 
30N129W TO 24N140W.

.W OF A LINE FROM 17N140W TO 11N120W TO 10N110W TO 03N105W TO 
04N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OT LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 110W...AND FROM 04N TO 
12N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 113W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED MAR 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1009 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER 
NORTHERN COLOMBIA TO 03N85W TO 04N98W TO 02N110W TO 05N128W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N128W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN ABOUT 60 NM S OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 
108W AND 119W, AND FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 126W AND 138W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.