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FZPN03 KNHC 042143
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT FEB 04 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 06.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES W OF AREA NEAR 31N144W. OVER FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 26N W OF 137W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
16 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GALE FORCE WINDS N OF AREA.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13.5N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 24N W OF 136W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N121W TO 15N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...N OF 23N W OF 
133W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
30N120W TO 15N132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS MERGED BELOW. 

.FROM 06N TO 12N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 105W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 23N W OF 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 
30N116W TO 25N116W TO 05N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N135W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N 
OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 23N140W. W OF FRONT W TO 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E 
OF FRONT TO 125W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N118W TO 20N112W TO 
10N115W TO 07N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95W N WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
12N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM OF 
LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 97W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 23N NW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT FEB 4...

SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 02N TO 05N BETWEEN 85W AND 99W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N77W TO 04N80W TO 07N86W TO 03N101W TO 06N113W. 
ITCZ AXIS FROM 06N113W TO BEYOND 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 108W AND 112W. 

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FORECASTER AL