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FZPN03 KNHC 012157
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC FRI MAR 01 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 11.5N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 11.5N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 11N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 10N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12N97W TO 09N102W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 
03N TO 15N BETWEEN 91W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT S OF 27N. FROM 16N TO 24N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 26N135W TO 21N140W. FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 136W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 130W AND 134W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 
110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N137W TO 22N140W. W OF TROUGH NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. N OF 05N W OF LINE FROM 
05N125W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULFS OF FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF 91W S OF 12N TO LINE FROM 10N85W TO 
04N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND THE GULF OF 
FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 2030 UTC FRI MAR 01...                   

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 05N77W TO 07N85W TO 01N110W TO 02N113W. 
ITCZ AXIS FROM 02N113W TO 04N136W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 150 NM N OF AXIS E OF 90W AND WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS E 
OF 84W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 210 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W 
AND 108W AS WELL AS WITHIN 240 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 
134W. 

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.