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FZPN03 KNHC 110927
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND 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 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13.5N 
BETWEEN 96W AND 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 21N TO LINE FROM 
21N119W TO 13N124W TO 04N140W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W AND NW OF 
LINE FROM 26N114W TO 03N105W TO 00N136W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA 
PENINSULA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
07N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 
121W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 113W 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 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 09N 
TO LINE FROM 15N126W TO 22N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 02N W 
OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 10N109W TO 14N102W. N OF TROUGH TO 20N BETWEEN 102W 
AND 110W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT WITH NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 10N109W TO 16N105W. FROM 02N TO 
19N BETWEEN 104W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT 
VICINITY OF TROUGH. SEAS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W...INCLUDING GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0830 UTC SAT FEB 11...

.TROUGH FROM 10N109W TO 14N102W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS 
MODERATE TO STRONG NOTED WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS UNUSUALLY WELL PRONOUNCED FOR THIS MONTH 
OF THE YEAR...AND EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES NEAR 02N78.5W 1009 MB TO 
0.5N84W TO 03.5N95W TO 09N109W TO 02N126W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS 
TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 01N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG 
CONVECTION IS NOTED S OF 03N E OF 82W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 91W 
AND 98W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 
120 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 101W AND 107W.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING