FZPN03 KNHC 201513

HSFEP2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI MAR 20.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 21.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 22.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 14N95W

TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25

TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE...WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W

TO 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 11N98W TO 12N95W TO 14N94W N TO NE WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 15N94W TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO

11N98W TO 11N96W 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 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO

14N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 

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



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W 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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.



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



CONVECTION VALID AT 1430 UTC FRI MAR 20...



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH FROM 08N77W TO 05N91W. ITCZ FROM 05N91W TO 

00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 119W AND 

125W.



$$

.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.