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FZPN03 KNHC 052149
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU FEB 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 07.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND TO 50 KT.  SEAS TO 18 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 16N94W TO 11N99W  NE WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS 
15 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WIND TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 30 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...FROM 04N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
100W AND FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W  NE TO E WIND 20 
TO 30 KT.  SEAS 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 03N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W AND FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W 
NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC  N 
TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 
14N BETWEEN 94W AND 97W AND FROM 03N TO 10N BETWEEN 97W AND 115W 
NE TO E WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT. S OF 03N FROM 94W TO 115W 
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 87W AND 
96W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 03N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 96W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 86W AND 94W  NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE. 

.N OF 05N FROM 78W TO 82W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 04N FROM 78W TO 84W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 07N FROM 79W TO 82W  N TO NE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT.

.COLD FRONT 30N120W TO 26N123W.  N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 135W 
SW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 20 FT IN NW SWELL.  S OF 28N W 
OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 20N133W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 
15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FRONT DIFFUSE.  N OF 28N W OF 120W  W TO NW 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 14 FT IN N SWELL.  FROM 20N TO 28N W OF 
120W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL.    
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 25N FROM 115W TO 130W  W TO NW WIND 20 
TO 25 KT.  SEAS 17 FT IN NE SWELL.  N OF 25N W OF 130WW  N TO NE 
WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.

.FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 133W  NE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 20N W OF 120W  NE WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 05N TO 25N W OF 120W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 13 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 2030 UTC THU FEB 05
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...06N78W TO 02N80W TO 03N120W TO 
05N140W.  ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF AXIS E OF 91W. 

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.