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FZPN03 KNHC 150931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W 
AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 02N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 109W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 111W AND FROM 
01N TO 05N BETWEEN 100W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
N OF 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N92W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 92W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 
10.5N89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 12N W OF 137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0745 UTC FRI MAR 15...     
.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 108W.

.ISOLATED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 104W AND 111W AND 
FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 82W AND 86W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
ITCZ AXIS FROM 07N86W TO 01N90W THEN CONTINUES FROM 03N121W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE E OF ITCZ TO 90W AND WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 131W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.