000
FZPN03 KNHC 200913
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC MON FEB 20 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 28N E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 08N TO 28N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W AND N 
OF 03N BETWEEN 110W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 125W AND 134W N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 25N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
FROM 08N TO 21N BETWEEN 116W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N126W TO 20N134W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 
20N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC MON FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 01N100W TO 06N112W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
04N117W 1010 MB TO A SECOND LOW PRES NEAR 03N129W. ITCZ FROM 
03N129W TO BEYOND 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 
06N TO 11N BETWEEN 109W AND 115W.

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FORECASTER GR