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FZPN03 KNHC 182118
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 13N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 21N W OF 128W...AND FROM 06N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 119W AND 128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 115W AND 120W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 14N TO 25N W OF 130W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.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.

.24 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 11.5N97W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  

.36 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 WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 
10N89.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 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 30N W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING 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 FRONT DISSIPATED. NORTH OF 27N E OF 125W NW TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N AND E 
OF 131W 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 2100 UTC FRI MAR 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N85W TO 02N106W. THE ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 02N106W TO 06N120W TO 06N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS OBSERVED FROM 03N TO 08N 
BETWEEN 82W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 
06N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 132W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS SEEN 
FROM 06N TO 08N W OF 138W.

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.FORECASTER SD/GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.