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FZPN03 KNHC 170909
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 19.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.TROUGH FROM 25N112W TO 23N118W TO 24N125W. N OF TROUGH NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
S OF 22N BETWEEN 106 AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGED.

.FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 115W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 
20N BETWEEN 110W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. S OF 22N 
BETWEEN 104 AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N W OF 118W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 
09N TO 20N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N BETWEEN 
104 AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST 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 0830 UTC FRI FEB 17...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 105W 
AND 115W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 02N90W TO 05N110W. ITCZ FROM 05N110W 
TO 03N120W TO BEYOND 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 120W AND 127W. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS 
NOTED WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 107W AND 110W. 

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FORECASTER GR