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FZPN03 KNHC 032120
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC WED MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13.5N96W TO 10.5N100W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 89W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 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.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29N W OF 113.5W 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.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 25N120W. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 124W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 22N130W TO 21N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT 
N OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 25N130W TO 26N135W TO 30N135W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED E OF AREA. NEW COLD 
FRONT NEAR 30N140W. NW OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 29N140W SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 23N116W TO 14N130W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 26N140W. N OF 05N W 
OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL... 
EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT NW OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 23N140W.

.W OF A LINE FROM 14N140W TO 11N120W TO 10N110W TO 04N104W TO 
02N110W TO 06N125W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OT LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 115W...AND FROM 05N TO 
11N BETWEEN 93W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED MAR 3...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER 
NORTHERN COLOMBIA TO 03N85W TO 04N98W TO 02N100W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 02N100W TO 03N120W TO 05N135W. A WEAK TROUGH IS 
WITHIN THE ITCZ...AND EXTENDS FROM 08N135W TO 01N139W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED WITHIN ABOUT 60 NM ON EITHER SIDE 
OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 110W AND 120W...AND FROM 04N TO 06N BETWEEN 
THE TROUGH AXIS AND 134W.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.