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FZPN03 KNHC 231401
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SUN MAR 23 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SUN MAR 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 25.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 14N120W TO 07N138W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE FROM 14N127W TO 10N137W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 18N140W
TO 11N130W TO 09N140W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 29N140W. NW OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 26N137W. W OF LINE
FROM 30N133W TO 22N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N140W.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN MAR 23...                     

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...                

ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N94W TO 00N116W TO 04N130W TO 02N140W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 07.5N90W
TO 04.5N102W AND FROM 05.5N127W TO 07N132W TO 04N134W.  

$$ 
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.