FZPN03 KNHC 200133

HSFEP2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

0430 UTC FRI MAR 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 20.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 21.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 22.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO

16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 25 TO 35 

KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 

16N95W TO 16N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 

TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.

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

16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 40 

KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N95W TO 

16N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N93W TO 16N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 

TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN 13N94W TO 

15N94W TO 15N96W TO 11N99W TO 10N98W TO 11N95W TO 13N94W WINDS 

20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 12N97W TO

12N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 

TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 15N96W TO 13N98W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W 

TO 13N94W TO 15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN N

TO NE SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO

14N96W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 

TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO

10N87W TO 10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...

NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 12N86W TO 11N88W TO 10N88W TO

10N87W 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 CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS

LESS THAN 2.5 M.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 0130 UTC FRI MAR 20...



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 04N90W. ITCZ FROM 04N90W TO 

04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 08N BETWEEN 120W AND 

130W.



$$

.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.