000
FZPN03 KNHC 182132
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SAT FEB 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 24N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT. FROM 18N TO 22N W OF 110W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 28N SW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. FROM 08N TO 18N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N115W TO 24N125W. N OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 05N TO 
24N W OF 115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 05N TO 26N W OF 
115W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT FEB 18...

.SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 105W TO 
120W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 00N89W TO 06N105W TO LOW PRES NEAR 05N117W 
1009 MB TO 03N125W. ITCZ FROM 03N125W TO BEYOND 01N140W. WITHIN 
60 NM N OF TROUGH AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION BETWEEN 110W AND 120W.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN