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FZPN03 KNHC 150337
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 06.5N TO 10N BETWEEN 127W AND 140W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 
123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N TO A LINE FROM 15N126W TO 21N140W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N140W TO 10N109W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW 
PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 129W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 30N 
W OF 132W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY WITH 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 118W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 100W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC FRI FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01N92W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
06N96.5W 1009 MB TO 04N102W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 08N113W TO 06N132W TO 06N132W TO 
04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 04N 
TO 10N BETWEEN 129W AND 137W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION ALOFT WAS POSSIBLE...EMBEDDED IN THE DENSE HIGH 
CLOUDS FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 126W AND 135W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.