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FZPN03 KNHC 260331
HSFEP2

HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   
0430 UTC TUE MAR 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95.5W... 
...INCLUDING THE 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 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N97W 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 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11N99W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 14N96W TO 11.5N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 102W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13N97W TO 11N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 10N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 9.5N90W TO 
8N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 89W AND 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0315 UTC TUE MAR 26... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 

THE MONSOON TROUGH IS PRESENTLY NOT IDENTIFIABLE. ITCZ AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 06N84W TO 03N94W THEN RESUMES AT 01N118W TO BEYOND 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 02N BETWEEN 
118W AND 122W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 04N BETWEEN 125W 
AND 127W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.