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FZPN03 KNHC 020921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 02 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 27N140W. W OF A LINE 30N135W TO 20N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 28N128W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 20N138W 1010 MB TO 12N138W. N OF 20N W OF 128W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
W OF LINE 30N125W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N136W TO LOW PRES NEAR 18N136W 1012 
MB TO 10N137W. FROM 19N TO 25N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N116W TO 
15N120W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 90...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N 
BETWEEN 88W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC SAT FEB 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH 10N85W TO 05N90W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 
05N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08N120W 1010 MB TO 04N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.