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FZPN03 KNHC 161531
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 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 S OF 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA... N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W TO 123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC SAT MAR 16...   
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 104W AND 109W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 115W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
ITCZ AXIS FROM 09N84W TO 01N110W TO 03N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION NOTED.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.