000
FZPN03 KNHC 121514
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN FEB 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 14.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96.5W 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS TO 13 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96.5W TO 13N100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.21 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N96.5W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
16N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 89W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11N E OF 87W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.N OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 23N W OF 130W AND 
FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
23N110W TO 10N95W TO 00N95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 22N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 93W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 30N140W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N E OF 123W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 123W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W 
OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N139W. S OF 05N BETWEEN 94W AND 
124W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SUN FEB 12...

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 98W AND 104W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH 06N78W TO 02N96W TO 08N108W TO 02N137W. ITCZ 
02N137W TO BEYOND 02N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG S OF 06N 
E OF 91W AND WITHIN 30 NM LINE 00N97W TO 06N103W...AND LINE 
02N106W TO 07N113W TO 02N123W.

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FORECASTER NELSON