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FZPN03 KNHC 030328
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N140W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
21N139W 1012 MB. FROM 20N TO 27N W OF 128W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 
128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N123W TO 19N127W TO 03N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 25N134W TO LOW 
PRES NEAR 17N138W 1010 MB. FROM 18N TO 27N W OF 130W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 10 TO 
13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 27N113W TO 10N120W TO 03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 27N130W TO LOW PRES NEAR 18N138W 
1011 MB. NW OF TROUGH TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF 125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 
00N120W...EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 130W...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 08N93W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 10N90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
.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 0300 UTC SUN FEB 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N78W TO 04N99W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N99W TO 09N118W THEN 
RESUMES FROM 09N125W TO 10N136W TO 08N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT 
CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.