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FZPN03 KNHC 011513
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC FRI MAR 01 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI MAR 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 03.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W  
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95.5W TO 12.5N96.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13.5N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W TO 12N97W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 13N97W TO 11.5N98W NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
18 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 12N97.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 12.5N96.5W TO 12N97W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 
15N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W TO 10N98.5W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER 
AREA FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W TO 08.5N101W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 30N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 27N SEAS 
TO 11 FT. FROM 14N TO 23N BETWEEN 107W AND 110W INCLUDING 
APPROACH TO GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N W OF 111W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL WITH HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 20N138W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 22N140W TO 27N136W. W OF TROUGH NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WITH MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. W OF LINE FROM 30N115W TO  
05N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. 

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
FONSECA NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 09.5N84.5W TO 05N92W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND THE GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ACROSS WATERS S OF 12N. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI MAR 01...                   

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 21N BETWEEN 130W AND 136W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 07N78W TO 09N85W TO EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 
05N90W TO 02N112W. ITCZ AXIS 02N112W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 120 NM LINE 06.5N78W TO 06N90W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 
02N106W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 180 NM OF 
04N96W AND WITHIN 90 NM LINE 04N120W TO 06N134W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.