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FZPN03 KNHC 250921
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT FEB 25 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON FEB 27.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.N OF 26N BETWEEN 125W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 17N W OF 135W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N W OF 126W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF LINE FROM 30N119W TO 
16N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS E OF 126W. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF LINE FROM 30N120W TO 14N140W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N OF 23N W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 
FROM FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 09N TO 14N 
BETWEEN 95W AND 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND SW SWELL.

.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 85W AND 90W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. FROM 07N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0630 UTC SAT FEB 25...
.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA FROM 06N TO 07N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 118W AND 124W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N112W TO 04N125W TO 03N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE FROM 00N TO 03N BETWEEN 106W AND 113W.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER