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FZPN03 KNHC 080339
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC WED FEB 08 2012

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 WED FEB 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 10.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 30N138W TO 28N140W S TO SW 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N118W TO 25N120W TO 20N130W. W OF A LINE FROM 
30N136W TO 25N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 116W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
20N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 19 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF. FROM 13N TO 20N W OF 135W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N117W TO 25N116W 
TO 20N124W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE 
FROM 30N133W TO 23N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 123W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF 
AREA N OF 20N W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT 
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF. FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W 
AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 23N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF A 
LINE FROM 29N115W TO 20N120W TO 10N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N CENTRAL PART.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14N W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 14N116W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW 
CORNER.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 96W AND 105W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12N BETWEEN 93W AND 97W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 
04N TO 12N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 08N BETWEEN 93W AND 103W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N W 
OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 125W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF A LINE FROM 14N116W TO 04N125W TO 
00N135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.36 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 27N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED FEB 08...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N84W TO 03N90W TO 02N110W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 02N110W TO 
05N125W TO 06N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY