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FZPN03 KNHC 030918
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN MAR 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 
FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 12N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 10N100W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 92W AND 103W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 05N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 105 WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13N96W TO 10N102W N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 92W AND 105W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 
92W AND 109 WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96.5W TO 11N102W N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
S OF 15N BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 95W AND 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.N OF 11N E OF 91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF FONSECA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 09N BETWEEN 85W AND 92W...INCLUDING THE 
GULFS OF FONSECA AND PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FROM 05N TO 
09N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 92W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. FROM 
05N TO 09N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 06N TO 
10N BETWEEN 90W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 
85W AND 90W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 12N E OF 95W TO LINE FROM 00N92W TO 10N86W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED N AND SW SWELL.

.N OF 05N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 18N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. FROM 07N 
TO 15N W OF 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SUN MAR 03...          

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 02N78W TO 03N86W TO 01N92W TO 04N110W. 
ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N110W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM THE 
EQUATOR TO 04N BETWEEN 90W AND 96W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NEAR 
2.5N101W.

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.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.