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FZPN03 KNHC 130812
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12.5N96W 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 30 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 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N127W TO 22N137W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 
30N140W TO 30N127W TO 18N140W TO 30N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N138W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 22N130W THEN 
DISSIPATING TO 21N130W. N OF 08N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 25N119W. 
N OF 05N W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE MAR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 07.5N85W TO 04N100W...THEN ITCZ TO 
02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF SURFACE TROUGH 
BETWEEN 93W AND 103W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.