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FZPN03 KNHC 090332
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU FEB 09 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.W OF A LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
17 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 
23N140W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 
24N BETWEEN 117W AND 122W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF A LINE FROM 24N117W TO 
10N130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL... 
HIGHEST N OF 24N.
.18 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N136W TO 24N140W. N OF 27N W 
OF 132W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF A 
LINE FROM 24N111W TO 12N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 25N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N134W TO 
23N140W. W OF FRONT WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 16N116W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE WITH 
NEXT PARAGRAPH.

.FROM 05N TO 10N W OF 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N W OF 120W AND FROM 10N TO 16N 
W OF 116W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N W OF 125W AND FROM 10N TO 22N 
W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED 
NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 
20N105W TO 00N120W...EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA...WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
13N98W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 12N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM 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 10N BETWEEN 95W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.12 HOUR FORECAST N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC WED FEB 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 08N78W TO 08N84W TO 02N95W TO 
04N110W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
04N110W TO 04N125W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60 NM N OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 100W AND 102W.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY