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FZPN03 KNHC 150247
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAR 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT.  SEAS
13 TO 19 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 15N95W
TO 11N98W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 102W  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.  REMAINDER AREA
FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 104W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N96W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS 10 TO
14 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 13N98W TO 
10N102W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
N OF 04N FROM 92W TO 106W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 15N95W TO
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS  N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 04N FROM 
92W TO 110W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 01N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 112W  WINDS
20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 08N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 08N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.W OF LINE FROM 16N140W TO 07N126W TO 00N140W  WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 136W  WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC FRI MAR 15...          

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 10N85W TO 01N100W TO 01N108W THEN ITCZ
FROM 04N122W TO 03N104W.  SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN
150 NM SE OF MONSOON TROUGH AXIS E OF 89W.

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.