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FZPN03 KNHC 112132
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 13.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95.5W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W TO 14N96W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95.5W TO 13.5N96.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 14.5N95.5W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N98W TO 
13N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 13N97W TO 
13N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.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 LITTLE CHANGE.

.TROUGH FROM 17N101W TO 13N104W TO 08N107W. WITHIN 240 NM W OF 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 08N TO 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 18N104W TO 15N108W TO 
10N110W. WITHIN 180 NM W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 100W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS MERGE BELOW.

.N OF 28N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 125W 
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 23N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 24N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 132W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SAT FEB 11...
.TROUGH FROM 17N101W TO 13N104W TO 08N107W...SCATTERED MODERATE 
N OF 13N WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N78W TO 01N84W TO 09N104W THEN 
RESUMES FROM 09N108W TO 01N132W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE 
ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 01N132W TO 00N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
WITHIN 60-75 NM EITHER SIDE OF MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 
91W.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY