598 
FZPN03 KNHC 201609
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W N WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N94W TO 12N96W TO 
13N96W TO 16N95W TO 16N94W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.03 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 12N97W TO 13N97W TO 16N95W TO
16N94W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 
12N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 28N118W TO 27N121W TO 28N123W TO 30N123W TO 30N118W TO
28N118W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N122W TO 26N118W TO 29N126W TO 30N135W TO 
30N117W TO 29N122W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N127W TO 07N140W TO 25N140W TO 
29N115W TO 22N110W TO 11N127W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT MIXED NW AND NE SWELL W OF 120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 24N118W TO 24N123W TO 30N126W TO 
30N117W TO 24N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO 
N SWELL. WITHIN 10N120W TO 08N124W TO 07N140W TO 21N140W TO 
19N123W TO 10N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
AND NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 12N87W TO 11N87W TO
11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N87W TO 10N89W TO 12N88W TO
12N87W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 16N131W TO 14N137W TO 09N140W TO 26N140W TO 20N129W TO
16N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA OF NW SWELL 
DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WITHIN 27.5N111.5W TO 
27N112W TO 27.5N112.5W TO 28N112.5W TO 28N111.5W TO 27.5N111.5W 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.21 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 1530 UTC SUN MAR 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N75W TO 06.5N80W TO 05N93W. THE 
ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 04N95W TO 05N105W TO 03N117W TO BEYOND 05.5N140W.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 00N 
TO 07.5N E OF 89W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS 
NOTED FROM 04.5N TO 08.5N BETWEEN 108W AND 117W, AND FROM 05N TO
10N W OF 130W.


$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.