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FZPN03 KNHC 120259
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 14N95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N97W 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.TROUGH FROM 17N103W TO 11N107W. N OF 13N WITHIN 180 NM W OF 
TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 20N BETWEEN 103W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING TROUGH FROM 20N105W TO 10N109W. 
CONDITIONS MERGE BELOW.

.N OF 25N E OF 119W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 20N 
BETWEEN 125W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 116W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. FROM 09N TO 20N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 102W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 118W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 22N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.

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

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W 
TO 05N80.5W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC SUN FEB 12...
.TROUGH FROM 17N103W TO 11N107W...SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 15N 
WITHIN 75 NM W OF TROUGH AND FROM 13N TO 16N BETWEEN 100W AND 
103.5W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 07N77W TO 01N84W TO 09N107W TO 
01N134W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
01N134W TO 01N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY