000
FZPN03 KNHC 030306
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE FEB 03 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 10N TO 12N W OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E 
WINDS 20  KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS N OF 13N BETWEEN 
94W AND 97W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W TO 11N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 180 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE 16N95W 12N97W 11N103W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N132W TO 23N140W. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
28N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N126W TO 21N127W. N OF 27N W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC MON FEB 02
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N78W TO 03N105W TO 06N130W TO 
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.