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FZPN03 KNHC 132209
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 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 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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.
.12 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 WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 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. 
.30 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 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. REMAINDER WATERS FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 99W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. REMAINDER WATERS FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 95.5W AND 97W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95.5W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 24N130W AND DISSIPATING TO 21N135W.
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 TO DISSIPATE AS IT EXITS THE AREA.
N OF 08N W OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 28N138W. WITHIN 
AREA BOUNDED BY 30N130W TO 30N116W TO 15N120W TO 01N140W TO 18N140W 
TO 30N130W. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N133W TO 29N136W. WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 26N118W TO 23N114W TO 09N125W TO 01N140W TO 15N140W TO 
26N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 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.

.06 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 2145 UTC TUE MAR 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 06N77W TO 09N83W TO 05N90W TO 
04N98W. ITCZ AXIS BEGINS AT 04N98W AND CONTINUES TO 04N110W TO 
04N120W TO 03N130W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM S OF 
TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 83W AND 86W...AND ALSO WITHIN 60 NM N OF ITCZ 
AXIS BETWEEN 125W AND 129W. 

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.