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FZPN03 KNHC 090257
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 09 2017

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 14.5N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 11N98W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 
25N140W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 30N127W TO 20N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N128W TO 19N140W. NW OF 
FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N120W TO 24N128W 
THEN STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N135W. NW OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 
03N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

.FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N87W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 08N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0200 UTC THU FEB 9...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
TROUGH FROM 09N86W TO 02N96W...THEN ITCZ TO 00N108W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM S OF TROUGH AXIS BETWEEN 90W AND 95W.

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.