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FZPN03 KNHC 251527
HSFEP2

HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON MAR 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W... 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
TO 9 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 14N TO 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT 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 1515 UTC MON MAR 25... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THE MONSOON TROUGH IS PRESENTLY NOT IDENTIFIABLE. AN ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 08N85W TO 04N94W TO 04N105W TO 01N120W TO 04N136W 
TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 127W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.