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FZPN03 KNHC 160931
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC SAT MAR 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 94W AND 98W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA S OF 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 110W AND 
FROM 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEA 8 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11N BETWEEN 92W TO 111W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 126W AND FROM 16N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 123W AND 128W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA... N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 120W TO 123W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 118N TO 124W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC SAT MAR 16...   
.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 104W AND 109W. 

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 99W AND 106W AND 
FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 103W AND 117W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...               
ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N87W TO 06N92W TO 02N99W TO 03N103W THEN 
CONTINUES FROM 03N113W TO 04N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 89W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.