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FZPN03 KNHC 091537
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC THU FEB 9 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC THU FEB 9.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.NW OF LINE FROM 30N136W TO 27N140W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 26N140W. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...NW OF LINE FROM 30N132W TO 24N140W S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 24N114W TO 10N127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 24N140W. 
N OF 27N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT 
IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 24N111W TO 10N121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT EXCEPT FROM 18N TO 
24N BETWEEN LINE AND 120W N 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 
FROM 23N110W TO 19N110W TO 10N115W TO 00N133W TO LINE FROM 
30N131W TO 24N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. NW OF LINE 30N131W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
15 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 19N103W TO 00N114W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
N OF 23N W OF 125W.

.FROM 06N TO 10N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 120W AND FROM 17N TO 21N
BETWEEN 115W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 115W AND 
120W. HIGHEST SEAS FAR NW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 123W AND FROM 14N TO 18N
BETWEEN 104W AND 109W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY 
IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 104W AND 
109W.

.WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W INCLUDING 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 13N97W TO 12N99W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 91W INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N89W
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 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 1515 UTC THU FEB 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07N78W TO 02N94W TO 05N106W TO 
03N115W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM
03N115W TO 03N125W TO 04N133W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED STRONG S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 82W AND 86W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF THE MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 
97W AND 102W AND WITHIN 60 NM N OF THE TROUGH BETWEEN 124W AND 
130W.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE