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FZPN03 KNHC 091534
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 09. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 10. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 20N BETWEEN 114W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N BETWEEN 110W AND 123W NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.AREA BOUNDED BY 17N140W TO 21N112W TO 03N94W TO 05N140W TO 
17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF A LINE FROM 30N121W TO 26N130W TO 17N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 25N BETWEEN 115W
AND 120W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL S OF 20N W OF 120W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY 24N140W TO 22N110W TO 04N118W
02N127W TO 24N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL
S OF 20N W OF 120W.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 121W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 111W AND 115W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC SAT MAR 9...          
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 06N129W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N84W TO 03N86W. ITCZ AXIS
EXTENDS FROM 03N86W TO 01N98W TO 02N110W TO 02N121W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 
101W AND 104W AND ALSO BETWEEN 111W AND 114W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 30 NM OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 104W AND 107W.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.