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FZPN03 KNHC 070344
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 07 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.N OF 13N FROM 94W TO 96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
N TO NE WIND TO 40 KT.  SEAS TO 16 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  WIND BELOW GALE FORCE.  

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 04N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 
100W AND FROM 03N TO 11N BETWEEN 100W AND 115W  NE TO E WIND 20 
KT.  SEAS TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W 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 KT.  
SEAS 10 FT.  S OF 03N FROM 94W TO 115W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  
SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 14N FROM 94W TO 96W  N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.  S OF 14N FROM 94W TO 110W  NE TO E WIND 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...FROM 05N TO 13N BETWEEN 85W AND 
94W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 13 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 90W  NE WIND 
20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 FT.  ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 08N FROM 86W TO 
94W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W  NE WIND 20 KT.  
SEAS TO 9 FT. 

.N OF 04N FROM 78W TO 84W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA  N TO NE 
WIND 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  N OF 07N FROM 79W TO 81W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PANAMA  N WIND 20 KT.  SEAS TO 8 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 04N FROM 
78W TO 83W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.TROUGH 30N118W TO 24N128W.  N OF 27N W OF TROUGH TO 122W  W TO 
NW WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  N OF 26N FROM 122W TO 
135W  NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 16 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 23N  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 05N 
TO 23N W OF 122W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 03N W OF 115W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  TROUGH INLAND.  N OF 23N FROM 115W TO 135W  
NW TO N WIND 25 KT.  SEAS 20 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 05N TO 23N W 
OF 115W  NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 14 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 115W  
WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH E OF AREA.  FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 120W   
NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W  WIND LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

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

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC SAT FEB 07
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...03N77W TO 02N97W TO 06N130W TO 
05N140W.  SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS FROM 112W 
TO 120W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.