000
FZPN03 KNHC 181514
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE MAR 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE MAR 18.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 19.                    
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95.5W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 126W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N128W TO 30N116W TO 15N108W TO 
02N140W TO 22N140W TO 30N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 108W AND 
125W...AND ALSO FROM 05N TO 14N W OF 133W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC TUE MAR 18...   
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF 06N78W AND 
05N86W.
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05N94W TO 02N109W TO 04N114W 03N130W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 02N106W. 
 
$$ 
.FORECASTER CAB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.