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FZPN03 KNHC 121523
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC TUE MAR 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 12.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 13.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W        
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96.5W TO 12N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 09N 
BETWEEN 93W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 21N W OF 116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 22N W OF 134W AND ALSO FROM 05N TO 
16N BETWEEN 120W AND 134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 134W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 19N W OF 129W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 10N88W...      
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC TUE MAR 12...          

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 08N88W TO 02N95W TO 
03N109W. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N109W TO 04N120W TO 04N130W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF 
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 85W...AND WITHIN 120 NM 
N OF THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 115W AND 118W. 

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.