FZPN03 KNHC 192004

HSFEP2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

2230 UTC THU MAR 19 2026



SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 19.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 20.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 21.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 15N95W TO 

16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 

40 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 

13N97W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 

TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO

11N97W TO 11N96W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 

TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. 

ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 11N98W TO 10N98W TO 11N95W

TO 13N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 

M.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N97W TO

12N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 

WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 12N98W TO 11N97W TO

13N94W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 

11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.39 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 10N88W TO 10N86W TO 

11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 

KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.



CONVECTION VALID AT 2000 UTC THU MAR 19...



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 04N98W. ITCZ EXTENDS 

FROM 02N102W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03N TO 10N 

BETWEEN 121W AND 129W.



$$

.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.