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FZPN03 KNHC 041433
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.   
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 10N98W TO 08N102W NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N97W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W TO 07N102W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 11N97W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 16N94.5W TO 
11N97W TO 06N108W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 

...GALE WARNING...

.WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 07N93W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.  
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N91W 
...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
16 FT.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
102W AND FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 102W AND FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 102W AND 120W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 04N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 105W AND FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W AND 126W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE S OF 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 
92W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 05N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 85.5W AND 94W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 05N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 85.5W AND 94W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF 
FONSECA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W AND N OF 
07N BETWEEN 79W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 17N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N W OF 126W S OF LINE FROM 16N126W TO 
21N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N129W TO 27N132W TO 24N138W. N OF 27N WITHIN 150 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT 
N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N122W TO 22N132W TO 24N126W. 
N OF 28N BETWEEN 128W AND 134W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 
18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS...EXCEPT SW 
TO W WITHIN 300 NM W OF TROUGH...TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 09N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. N OF 28N W OF 122W W TO NW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE 29N115W TO 13N122W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1400 UTC WED FEB 04
.SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 06N85W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE W OF 137W FROM 07N TO 15N.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 00N94W TO 02N110W TO 
03N120W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 30 NM 
S OF AXIS E OF 79W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.