000
FZPN03 KNHC 140912
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE FEB 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT ENTERING AREA FROM 30N116W TO 27N124W TO 30N133W. N 
OF FRONT E OF 124W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 28N116W TO 
26N126W TO 22N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW. FROM 08N TO 22N W OF 133W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 122W AND 133W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 06N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 09N BETWEEN 
100W AND 114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX 
OF SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT 26N112W TO 23N117W TO 
23N129W. N OF 28N E OF 123W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 90 NM OF W COAST OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 
131W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 25N115W TO 07N130W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. NEW COLD FRONT FROM 
30N113W TO 28N118W TO 28N129W. N OF FRONT E OF 123W NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
23N W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. FROM 07N TO 23N W OF 130W AND FROM 10N TO 20N BETWEEN 
122W AND 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 112W AND 119W NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 05N TO 23N W OF 
112W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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.

.WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79W TO 05N81.5W 
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 0700 UTC TUE FEB 14...

.SCATTERED MODERATE NOTED FROM 10N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 102W AND 
112W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N75W TO THE EQUATOR AT 
82W...THEN RESUMES FROM NEAR 05N90W TO 04N98W TO 08N110W TO 
02N125W....WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 
01N132W TO BEYOND 02N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N AND 180 NM S OF TROUGH FROM 90W 
TO 116W.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING