000
FZPN03 KNHC 130909
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC MON MAR 13 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W 
AND 95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.15 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 
95.5W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 04N TO 13N W OF 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0730 UTC MON MAR 13...

.TROUGH FROM 06N85W TO 01N95W. WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM NW OF TROUGH.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 01.5S TO BEYOND 03.4S BETWEEN 
84W AND 102W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ FROM 03N115W TO BEYOND 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 90 NM NW OF AXIS W OF 119W.  

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.