000
FZPN03 KNHC 130301
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC MON FEB 13 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 MON FEB 13.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 14.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 15.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14.5N95.5W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14.5N95.5W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 
100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.09 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W TO 13N97W INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N BETWEEN 
94W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

.FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 125W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 14N100W TO 00N100W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 130W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF A LINE FROM 23N110W TO 10N96W TO 00N96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 29N114W TO 28N120W TO 29N128W. 
N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 05N W OF 110W AND S OF 
10N BETWEEN 100W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0230 UTC MON FEB 13...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 05N77W TO 01N90W TO 06N111W TO 
03N133W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 
03N133W TO 02N140W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION NOTED.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY