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FZPN03 KNHC 100934
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC FRI FEB 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.W OF A LINE FROM 30N130W TO 17N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N 
W OF 112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 125W.
.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 W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.FROM 04N TO 17N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 22N TO LINE  
13N130W TO 20N118W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N AND W OF A LINE FROM 22N112W TO 
05N123W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N TO LINE FROM 13N110W TO 16N104W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 14N W OF 125W AND FROM 14N TO 23N W OF 
118W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE 
WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF A LINE FROM 
23N108W TO 13N108W TO 00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WEAKENING TROUGH FROM 20N106W TO 16N107W TO 
12N111W. WITHIN 90 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 23N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 14N104W TO 
00N104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT. S OF 04N BETWEEN 95W AND 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W... 
INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 96W AND 99W NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 06N BETWEEN 78W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N 
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 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 0900 UTC FRI FEB 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N75W TO 04N80W TO 06N91W TO 
03.5N99W TO 05N114W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING 
ON TO 02.5N129W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 240 NM N AND 270 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 
86W AND 94W. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING