000
FZPN03 KNHC 151544
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 27N E OF 125W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 24N112W TO 
08N115W TO 04N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N114W TO 27N127W. N OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 
24N W OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND WAVES 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 27N W OF 130W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 23N W 
OF 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 23N110W TO 06N110W TO 00N130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N E OF 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT FROM 30N113W TO 
29N114W. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 
30N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED FEB 15...

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 103W AND 113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH ENTERS AREA ALONG 00N97W TO 03N105W TO 03N125W. 
ITCZ FROM 03N125W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN