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FZPN03 KNHC 040342
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 04 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC WED FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 35 KT.  
SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 12N98W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 
TO 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 12N98W TO 
11N99W  NE WIND 35 KT.  SEAS 15 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 13N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 16 FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 13N97W TO 
11N100W  NE WIND 35 KT.  SEAS 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 
11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 35 TO 55 
KT.  SEAS 20 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HIOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 35 TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE 16N94W TO 12N97W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE 16N94W TO 12N98W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE 16N94W TO 12N96W TO 09N102W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE 16N94W TO 12N96W TO 08N110W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT....EXCEPT TO 15 FT E OF 102W.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 91W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 
20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 07N FROM 
86W TO 92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE FROM 11N86W TO 06N96W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND 
FONSECA...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM OF 
LINE 11N86W TO 07N95W TO 06N104W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO 
AND FONSECA...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W TO 84W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.

.W OF 136W FROM 05N TO 11N NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH ALONG 131W FROM 09N TO 18N.  W OF 130W 
FROM 07N TO 12N  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH DISSIPATED.  W OF 132W FROM 09N TO 
17N  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 23N140W.  N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  W OF FRONT  NW WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 23N131W TO 20N140W.
N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST  DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 24N127W. 
TROUGH 30N127W TO 27N132W.  N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 135W  NW 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 27N BETWEEN TROUGH 
AND DISSIPATING FRONT  W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE W OF DISSIPATING FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS  
16 FT IN NW SWELL.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED FEB 04
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 02N93W TO 06N104W TO 
03N118W TO 05N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS 
FROM 83W TO 88W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.