000
FZPN03 KNHC 160901
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU FEB 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT 30N116W TO 29N119W TO 30N125W. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 06N TO 23N W OF 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 09N TO LINE FROM 22N130W TO 20N125W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 113W AND 125W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE WIND 
WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 04N W OF 111W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 27N110W TO 23N120W TO 23N128W. N OF 
28N E OF 120W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
FROM 06N TO 22N W OF 130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 10N TO LINE FROM 20N130W TO 
15N120W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW 
SWELL. FROM 12N TO 15N BETWEEN 113W AND 120W NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
03N W OF 107W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. FROM 05N TO 27N W OF 
130W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL. N OF 09N TO LINE FROM 25N130W TO 19N112W NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 
02N W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NW.

.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. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 06N E OF 80.5W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.42 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 26N E OF 110W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 25N E OF 110W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF CALIFORNIA NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 20N. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0800 UTC THU FEB 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 08N TO 16N BETWEEN 103W 
AND 113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 00N92W TO 05N105W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
04.5N110W 1013 MB TO 01.5N125W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ... 
CONTINUING ON TO BEYOND 00N140W. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MODERATE 
CONVECTION NOTED WITHIN 180 N AND 210 NM S OF TROUGH FROM 101W 
TO 112W AND BETWEEN 118W AND 125W.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING