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FZPN03 KNHC 161535
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SAT FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 21 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 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 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98.5W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N99W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 99W AND 103W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W... INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W 
AND 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 

.FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 130W AND FROM 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 124W AND 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 01N140W TO 12N115W TO 23N133W TO 30N133W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 26N W OF 135W AND FROM 08N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 129W AND 135W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 134W AND FROM 10N TO 16N 
BETWEEN 130W AND 134W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N137W TO 
11N124W TO 30N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09.5N TO 11.5N E OF 8W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08.5N TO 11.5N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 06.5N100W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 93W AND IN MERGING NE AND 
N SWELL W OF 93W. 

.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 04N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF PANAMA...N TO NE 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 1500 UTC SAT FEB 16...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS NOT DISCERNIBLE AT THIS TIME. ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 03N97W TO 05N104W TO 08N120W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF 07.5N124W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.