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FZPN03 KNHC 131539
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 12.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.18 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 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. 
REMAINDER WATERS FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 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 9 TO 12 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. REMAINDER WATERS FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 100W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. REMAINDER WATERS FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 101W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N125W TO 24N131W AND DISSIPATING TO 21N140W.
WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N140W TO 30N127W TO 18N140W TO 30N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 
FT N OF 28N W OF 130W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 24N125W. N OF 08N W OF 
125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N129W 
TO 27N131W. WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N131W TO 30N116W TO 15N120W TO 
01N140W TO 18N140W TO 20N130W TO 30N131W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 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 1530 UTC TUE MAR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07N77W TO 06N90W TO 04N98W. ITCZ 
AXIS BEGINS AT 04N98W AND CONTINUES TO 04N110W TO 04N124W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED SRTONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS E OF 78W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG IS WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS 
BETWEEN 82W AND 85W...AND ALSO WITHIN 60 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 80W 
AND 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE IS S OF THE TROUGH AXIS WITHIN 30 NM OF 
LINE FROM 07N85W TO 05N88W...AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 
100W AND 104W.

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.