FZPN03 KNHC 202001

HSFEP2



HIGH SEAS FORECAST

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 20.

24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 21.

48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 22.



.WARNINGS.



...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 15N95W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N96W TO 13.5N95W TO 

14N95W TO 15N95W...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 11N98W TO 11N96W TO 12N94W TO 16N94W N TO NE WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 11N98W TO 11N96W TO

13N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 

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

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 12N99W TO 11N97W TO 11N95W TO

13N94W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 

20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE.



.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.



.15 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N87W TO 10N91W 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.

.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 1930 UTC FRI MAR 20...



.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...

SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N77W TO 05N90W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 

05N90W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 

115W AND 127W.



$$

.FORECASTER KONARIK. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.