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FZPN03 KNHC 131543
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED MAR 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 13.5N95.5W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 12.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 97W AND 101W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92.5W AND 103W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 12.5N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE 16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 98W AND 
102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 92W AND 103W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 12N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 13 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 102W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 15N95W 
TO 12N97.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 
16N94.5W TO 15N95W TO 11N98W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 98W AND 101W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA FROM 02.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.AREA BOUNDED BY 20N140W TO 10N127W TO 06N125W TO 04N140W TO 
20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST AREA BOUNDED BY 16N140W TO 08N130W TO 04N140W 
TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 10.5N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 12.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED MAR 13...          

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N84W TO 07N90W TO 01N95W TO 
02N101W...WHERE IT TERMINATES. ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01N112W TO 
03N121W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 210 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 82W AND 
89W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
270 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 112W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.