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FZPN03 KNHC 172116
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU MAR 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. SE OF A LINE FROM 30N127W TO 26N127W TO 23N140W TO 
ANOTHER LINE FROM 30N116W TO 21N112W TO 15N120W TO 10N114W TO 
05N130W TO 05N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
NW AND NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W...AND FROM 07N TO 
13N BETWEEN 119W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED AND NE NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU MAR 17...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N84W TO 05N90W TO 03N102W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 03N102W TO 07N115W, THEN RESUMES W OF A 
SURFACE TROUGH AT 06N122W TO BEYOND 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
AND ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 05N TO 07N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 85W, FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W, AND 
WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE ITCZ W OF 133W. THE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS 
FROM 12N115W TO 05N120W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.