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FZPN03 KNHC 092150
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 09.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 10.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 11.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N135W TO 23N140W. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT TO 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF A LINE FROM 24N111W TO 14N120W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 22N W OF 110W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W 
OF 130W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 120W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. W OF A LINE FROM 06N125W TO 
03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 10N W OF 125W AND FROM 10N TO 22N 
W OF 118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF A LINE FROM 
22N106W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 23N W OF 124W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 
12N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 08N BETWEEN 95W AND 107W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 09N93W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 11N90W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N81W...
INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 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 2100 UTC THU FEB 09...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 05N77W TO 08N85W TO 03N96W TO 
04N120W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N120W 
TO 02N130W TO 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG S OF 
05N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W AND ALSO S OF 04N BETWEEN 89W AND 92W.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY