000
FZPN03 KNHC 141543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU MAR 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU MAR 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 16.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W...  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
15N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA 
FROM 08.5N TO 15N BETWEEN 92.5N AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 16 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 12.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 104W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER 
AREA FROM 03N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. AREA BOUNDED BY 13N109W TO 13N94W 
TO 08N90W TO 00N105W TO 13N109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 
93W AND 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 07N99W.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 08.5N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08.5N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 08.5N93W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT.

.AREA BOUNDED BY 14N140W TO 08N130W TO 04N140W TO 14N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 82W N TO 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 1500 UTC THU MAR 14...          

.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 13N102.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08.5N84W TO 00N96W...WHERE IT 
TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ AXIS...CONTINUING TO 00N110W TO 03.5N122W TO 
01.5N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
150 NM S OF TROUGH E OF 96W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 96W AND 125W. 

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.