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FZPN03 KNHC 152134
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 12 TO 15 
FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
11N100W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
REMAINDER AREA FROM 03N TO 14N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W  WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10
FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 110W  WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94W TO 14N96W
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE S OF 13N FROM 91W
TO 112W  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS TO 10FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 10N FROM 94W TO 116W  WINDS LESS THAN 20
KT.  SEAS 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  S OF 05N FROM 102W TO 120W  WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS.  SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W  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 2115 UTC FRI MAR 15...     
.WEAK TROUGH FROM 08N86W TO 03N93W TO 01N99W.
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF AXIS FROM 88W TO 98W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
ITCZ AXIS FROM 02N120W TO 04N130W TO 02N140W.
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. 

$$
.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.