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FZPN03 KNHC 151536
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SAT MAR 15 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 3.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09N TO 17N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 130W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 16N W 
OF 121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW...FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 
134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 98W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 08N BETWEEN 103W AND 105W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.NW OF LINE FROM 30N137W TO 26N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N123W TO 23N131W TO 
13N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST FAR NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N117W TO 25N116W TO 
07N130W TO 06.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT S OF 27N. PACIFIC WATERS E OF 116W TO W COAST 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 24N AND 28N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 21N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. PACIFIC WATERS E OF 115W TO W 
COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 22N AND 29N...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ADJACENT WATERS S TO 
20N. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL FROM 
20N TO 23N. 

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SAT MAR 15...   
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
MONSOONAL CIRCULATION REMAINS NON-EXISTENT. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
07.5N87W TO 03N98W TO 05N107W TO 03N125W TO 02N130W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST FROM 
02N TO 05N E OF 79W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION 
NOTED FROM 01N TO 10N BETWEEN 101W AND 120W. 
 
$$ 

.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.