000
FZPN03 KNHC 171537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 14N TO 21N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 25N140W TO ANOTHER 
LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N112W TO 15N120W TO 10N113W TO 05N130W TO 
05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 125W...AND FROM 09N TO 
19N BETWEEN 117W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N BETWEEN 114W AND 122W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N82W TO 04N104W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 04N104W TO 05N120W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 82W AND 
85W...FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 122W...AND FROM 05N TO 
09N W OF 130W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.