000
FZPN03 KNHC 091542
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC WED FEB 09 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.36 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N95W 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST

.24 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 12N98W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO  NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 27N W OF 123W  N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 15 
FT IN MIXED N AND NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 117W  WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 06N TO 16N 
W OF 130W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  
ELSEWHERE N OF 06N W OF 128W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 9 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 08N TO 12N W OF 133W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W OF 115W AND 
FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 10N TO 16N W OF 130W  NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 
16N115W TO 00N138W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N  NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N  NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 24N  NW TO N WINDS 20 
KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC WED FEB 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 08N82W TO 03N94W TO 
09N117W TO 07N129W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N 
OF AXIS FROM 125W TO 129W.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.