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FZPN03 KNHC 032158
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WIND 25 TO 35 
KT.  SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 12N97W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. 
SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 11N98W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 16 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 
11N99W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 35 TO 55 
KT.  SEAS 20 FT.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 88W ...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT.  SEAS 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM 
OF LINE 16N94W TO 12N97W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 120 NM OF 
LINE 16N94W TO 11N98W  N TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM OF 
LINE 16N94W TO 12N96W TO 09N102W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF 
LINE 16N94W TO 12N96W TO 08N110W  NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT....EXCEPT TO 15 FT E OF 102W.

.12 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...N OF 07N FROM 
86W TO 91W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO AND FONSECA...NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 240 NM OF 
LINE 12N86W TO 07N95W TO 06N104W...INCLUDING GULFS OF PAPAGAYO 
AND FONSECA...NE TO E WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 06N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN 79W TO 85W  NE TO E 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.

.W OF 132W FROM 05N TO 13N NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH ALONG 130W FROM 09N TO 18N.  W OF 128W 
FROM 07N TO 14N  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH FROM 07N136W TO 16N133W.  W OF 130W
FROM 09N TO 19N  NE TO E WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL
N OF 10N AND 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 10N.

.COLD FRONT 30N134W TO 24N140W.  N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
FRONT  SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.  W OF FRONT  NW WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT 30N127W TO 23N131W TO 20N140W.
N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT  SW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT  NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT 
IN NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 30N123W TO 24N127W. 
TROUGH 30N128W TO 27N129W.  N OF 28N W OF TROUGH TO 136W  W TO 
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 18 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 28N BETWEEN 
TROUGH AND DISSIPATING FRONT  SW TO W WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF DISSIPATING FRONT  WIND LESS THAN 20 
KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  

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

.CONVECTION VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 03
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N77W TO 02N91W TO 05N103W TO 
03N120W TO 06N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS 
E OF 87W AND W OF 136W

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.