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FZPN03 KNHC 130343
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE MAR 13 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N130W TO 22N140W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 132W AND
136W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N123W TO 22N130W THEN
DISSIPATING TO 22N135W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N122W
TO 06N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N113W TO 26N120W. N
OF 05N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W 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 AT 0300 UTC TUE MAR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 09N83W TO 03N100W...THEN ITCZ TO 02N120W 
TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF SURFACE TROUGH 
BETWEEN 93W AND 100W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.