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FZPN03 KNHC 162144
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.COLD FRONT 27N114W TO 26N120W TO 27N129W.  N OF FRONT  NW WINDS 
20 KT.  SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.  FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 123W 
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  COLD FRONT DISSIPATED.  FROM 06N TO 20N W OF 
120W AND FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 112W TO 120W  NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE W OF 110W AND S OF 20N FROM 
103W TO 110W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  FROM 06N TO 26N W OF 123W AND FROM 10N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 110W AND 123W  NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.  ELSEWHERE W OF 100W  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.N OF 06N E OF 80W INCLUDING GULF OF PANAMA...
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.N OF 27N E OF 125W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA  NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 8 FT IN GULF OF 
CALIFORNIA.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  CONDITIONS MERGE WITH ABOVE PARAGRAPH. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU FEB 16...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 02N TO 13N BETWEEN 103W 
AND 113W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 01N93W TO 05N106W TO 1012 MB LOW 
PRES AT 04N110W TO 01N122W TO 01N124W THEN ITCZ TO 04N134W TO 
03N140W.  NO SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATED CONVECTION. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES