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FZPN03 KNHC 030902
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
16N94.5W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N TO NE WINDS 
35 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10N E OF 91W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 16N94.5W TO 12N97W TO 10N98W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 09N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 102W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 05N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 105W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 08N BETWEEN 86W AND 91W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 08N BETWEEN 
86W AND 94W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO AND GULF OF FONSECA 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. 

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

.COLD FRONT 31N138W TO 29N141W. N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N130W TO 21N140W. N OF 28N WITHIN 
180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 26N W 
OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 30N123W TO 17N140W. N OF 28N W 
OF 125W W TO NW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N120W TO 14N140W. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 05N TO 17N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 125W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W AND 135W AND S OF 
17N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC TUE FEB 03
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 04N77W TO 02N86W TO  
06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.