000
FZPN03 KNHC 250245
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   
0430 UTC MON MAR 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON MAR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE MAR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 12N97.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 99W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 119W AND 124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT 
IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 132W  
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
.24 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 0200 UTC MON MAR 25... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THE MONSOON TROUGH IS PRESENTLY NOT IDENTIFIABLE. THE ITCZ AXIS 
IS VERY WEAK AND EXTENDS FROM 07N85W TO 03N93W THEN RESUMES AT 
03N125W TO BEYOND 01N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. A SECOND A 
BETTER DEFINED ITCZ AXIS IS NOTED S OF THE EQUATOR.

$$ 
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.