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FZPN03 KNHC 261530
HSFEP2

HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 28.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W...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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 
13N97W...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 13N100W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 97W AND 
9 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 95W 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 14N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N97W 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 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.

.24 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.  
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 90W 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 1515 UTC TUE MAR 26... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
THE MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N78W TO 06N85W TO 03N90W. 
THE ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01N110W TO 01N125W TO 03N135W TO 
BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE MONSOON 
TROUGH. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE ITCZ BETWEEN 122W 
AND 135W.

$$ 
.FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.