000
FZPN03 KNHC 170912
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 17 2007
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 17
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 18
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 19

.WARNINGS.
...STORM WARNING... 
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 13N96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NO CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W 13N97W 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W 13N97W 12N98W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.
.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
16N94.5W 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W 
12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST NO CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N94.5W 13N97W 10N101W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W 13N97W 10N102W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 6N TO 13N BETWEEN 
93W AND 105W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE.

.SEA OF CORTEZ S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 10 FT S 
OF 25N.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 8N TO 14N BETWEEN 85W AND 93W INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 7N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 6N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.RIDGE 30N135W 15N105W. N OF 25N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 5N SW OF
RIDGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. E 
OF RIDGE TO 120W N OF 20N N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N130W 23N120W 17N108W. N OF 7N SW OF 
RIDGE NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF RIDGE AND 
W OF 120W N WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST RIDGE 30N138W 10N120W. N OF 8N W OF 130W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N BETWEEN 120W AND  
130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID 0845 UTC SAT FEB 17...
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS ALONG 1N80W 4N99W 6N115W 
1N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION ALONG A LINE FROM 3N86W TO 
4N90W. ISOLATED MODERATE NEAR 6N106W 6N109W 7N117W 6N119W 7N121W 
AND 5N128W.

OTHER ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED NEAR EQ88W 6N85W 9N86W 
AND 1N92W. 

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FORECASTER RRG
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH