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FZPN03 KNHC 162017
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC WED MAR 16 2022

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 06N124W TO 04N140W TO 30N140W TO 30N116W TO 24N114W TO
06N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL NE
PART...ELSEWHERE SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 08N114W TO 04N140W TO 24N140W TO 
30N116W TO 22N111W TO 08N114W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW TO N SWELL EXCEPT MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 20N111W TO 17N115W TO 21N122W TO 
25N122W TO 30N120W TO 20N111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
NW TO N SWELL. WITHIN 11N112W TO 06N128W TO 05N140W TO 22N140W TO
20N130W TO 11N112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
NW AND E SWELL.

.WITHIN 14N95W TO 13N96W TO 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N94W TO 12N96W TO 12N97W TO 15N96W TO 
15N95W TO 13N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL.
.09 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 2000 UTC WED MAR 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 06N86W TO 02N102W. THE ITCZ 
EXTENDS FROM 03N106W TO 04N119W TO 03.5N130W TO BEYOND 03.5N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 02N TO 07.5N 
E OF 95W...FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 106W AND 113W...AND WITHIN 
60 NM NORTH OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 125W-138W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.