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FZPN03 KNHC 182144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 20.

.WARNINGS.

NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N E OF 126W TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA N TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
11N BETWEEN 110W AND 126W W OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA  
AND FROM 03N TO 19N W OF 126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 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. 

.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N92W 
...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID 2100 UTC TUE MAR 18...   
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 04N82W 07N94W 03N107W 07N120W 05N130W 03N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 82W AND 86W. 
 
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.FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.