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FZPN03 KNHC 010331
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI FEB 01 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 03.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 
TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W TO 10N100W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 104W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N 
BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 30N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 114W AND 123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 300 NM N OF A LINE FROM 09N128W TO 
05N137W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 26N140W TO 10N110W TO 
00N130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 128W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 120W AND 127W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 09N91W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 
91W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT FROM 05N TO 10N BETWEEN 
91W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 
MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 09N79.5W TO 05N80.5W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 80.5W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT JUST NW OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 
30N137W TO 25N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N137W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N133W TO 14N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 30N138W TO 
24N138W TO LOW PRES NEAR 21N135W 1010 MB. N OF 20N W OF TROUGH 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N126W TO 04N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC FRI FEB 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 01N81W TO 03N95W. THE INTERTROPICAL 
CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 03N95W TO 06N114W THEN 
RESUMES FROM 07N122W TO 07N127W THEN RESUMES FROM 05N132W TO 
03N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 09N TO 20N BETWEEN 114W AND 
124W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.