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FZPN03 KNHC 030337
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 03 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.27 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16.5N95W
TO 14.5N95W TO 12.5N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 100 NM
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. REMAINDER OF
AREA FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 96W AND 102W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 29N...AND ADJACENT PACIFIC
WATERS FROM 22N TO 24N E OF 111W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT GULF WATERS S OF 23N...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED
SWELL ELSEWHERE S OF 24N. 18N TO 22N E OF 109W...INCLUDING
CABO CORRIENTES AREA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 27.5N...AND
ADJACENT WATERS FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 112W...INCLUDING CABO
CORRIENTES AREA...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
GULF WATERS S OF 25N...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE S OF
24N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 22N TO 30N...AND
ADJACENT WATERS FROM 18N TO 24N E OF 111.5W...NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT GULF WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N...AND 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE S OF 24N. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 22N...AND ADJACENT
WATERS FROM 22N TO 24N E OF 111W... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 110W...AND SEAS TO 8 FT W OF 110W.

.FROM 09N TO 22.5N BETWEEN 111W AND 123W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 20N W OF 123W NE TO
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW
OF LINE FROM 21N112W TO 20N110W TO 09N112W TO 04.5N125W TO
05N140W...EXCLUDING AREA N OF 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 136W...WINDS
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 24N BETWEEN 112W AND 120W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 23N
W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N130W TO 25N130W TO 23N110W TO
18N105W TO 09N111W TO 04N130W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT NW PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 23.5N W OF 115W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W
OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 18N113W TO 09N105W TO 00N126W TO 02N140W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W
HALF.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0230 UTC WED FEB 03... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... 
          
ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 05.5N86W TO 06N96W TO 03N112W TO 04N119W TO
05N138W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 150 NM N AND 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN
91W AND 100W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM
02N TO 08N BETWEEN 112W AND 121W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.