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FZPN03 KNHC 102144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC FRI FEB 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 12.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.FROM 04N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 21N 
BETWEEN 115W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 20N106W 
TO 00N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
06N TO 24N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
05N TO 24N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 17N101W TO 14N106W TO 10N110W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N104W TO 13N108W TO 08N110W. N 
OF 13N WITHIN 210 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 19N BETWEEN 102W AND 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 19N104W TO 10N110W. S 
OF 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 
13N97W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 12N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W 
AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...
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.
.18 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 FRI FEB 10...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 06N77W TO 04N82W TO 07N89W TO 
05N100W TO 04N119W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 04N119W TO 01N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF ITCZ BETWEEN 85W AND 88W.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY