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FZPN03 KNHC 181518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 11N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. W OF A LINE FROM FROM 
25N140W TO 20N132W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W 
TO 12N95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W ..INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 30N TO 31N SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 31N W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 32N117W TO 27N130W 
TO 28N140W. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N115W TO 26N122W TO 
26N131W. N OF FRONT AND E OF 124W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. WITHIN 60 NM N OF FRONT AND W OF 124W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT BETWEEN 
120W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N84W TO 03N106W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 03N106W TO 07N102W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION CAN BE FOUND FROM 04N TO 06N E OF 78W TO THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA...FROM 04 TO 08N BETWEEN 82W AND 88W...FROM 09N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 126W...AND FROM 06N TO 09N BETWEEN 126W AND 
140W. 

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.FORECASTER GR/SD. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.