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FZPN03 KNHC 120933
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI FEB 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 
TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
11 TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W 
TO 14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
99W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.21 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...REMAINDER OF 
AREA WITHIN 120 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W AND ALSO FROM 
10N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...LITTLE CHANGE IN 
WINDS AND SEAS.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11N99W TO 10N105W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 
06N TO 14N BETWEEN 93W AND 108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N99W N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA FROM 04N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A 
BROAD MIX OF NE...SW...AND NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 13N130W TO 04N133W. FROM 08N TO 13N W OF TROUGH NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 04N TO 25N W OF 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 14N136W TO 08N139W. FROM 08N TO 
14N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 16N W OF 120W AND ALSO FROM 06N TO 
12N BETWEEN 103W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MOVED W OF AREA. FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 
120W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 80.5W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 85.5W AND 89W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N90W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT APPROACHING FAR NW CORNER OF AREA. 
NW OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 27N140W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 
FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA NEAR 30N140W. NW OF A 
LINE FROM 30N132W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 
FRONT AND NW OF A LINE FROM 30N125W TO 24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04N BETWEEN 100W AND 126W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0915 UTC SAT FEB 12...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 03N77W TO 04N104W TO 
08N130W THEN FROM 07N133W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 123W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.