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FZPN03 KNHC 031527
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE FEB 03 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12.5N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 
50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
16N94.5W TO 13N97W TO 11N100W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 87W FROM 10N TO 11N...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 11N86W TO 
09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N95W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N96W TO 08N110W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT....EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT E OF 101W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N96W TO 07N122W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT....EXCEPT 8 TO 15 FT E OF 105W.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE N OF 
07N BETWEEN 86W AND 91.5W...INCLUDING THE GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
240 NM OF LINE 12N86W TO 07N95W TO 06N104W...INCLUDING THE GULFS 
OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BETWEEN 79W AND 85W FROM 04N TO 07N NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 
80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.W OF 132W FROM 05N TO 13N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH ALONG 130W FROM 06N TO 15N. W OF 128W 
FROM 04N TO 11 N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 07N135W TO 16N132W. W OF 130W S OF 
19N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 10N 
AND TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 10N.

.COLD FRONT 30N136W TO 26N140W. N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 26N130W TO 20N140W. N OF 
29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N121W TO 23N125W. 
TROUGH 30N128W TO 27N129W. N OF 28N W OF TROUGH TO 136W W TO NW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N 
BETWEEN TROUGH AND DISSIPATING FRONT SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT 
AND NW OF LINE FROM 27N129W TO 09N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 03
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...05N80W TO 02N90W TO 04N114W TO 
06N131W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM 05N80W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.