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FZPN03 KNHC 131538
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC SUN MAR 13 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 20N
W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N116W TO 24N112W TO
17N121W TO 03N121W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
NW AND SW SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N W
OF 134W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 11N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM
30N116W TO 20N110W TO 03N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N...HIGHEST NEAR 30N130W...AND 8 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED SWELL S OF 20N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM
30N116W TO 20N109W TO 10N110W TO 02N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 20N...HIGHEST NE PART...AND 8
TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL S OF 20N...HIGHEST W PART.

.S OF A LINE FROM 03.4S120W TO 01S115W TO 01S110W TO 03.4S98W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PAPAGAYO WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID 1500 UTC SUN MAR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...       

TROUGH FROM 06N85W TO 04N90W TO 05N98W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM
04N TO 06N BETWEEN 86W AND 92W. ITCZ FROM 07N103W TO 02N120W TO
00N132W TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN
105 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 103W AND 133W.

$$
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.