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FZPN03 KNHC 010929
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 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.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE 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 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.
.36 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.

.FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 115W AND 121W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.

.FROM 09N TO 11N BETWEEN 86W AND 88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.WITHIN N OF 05N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PANAMA N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 26N140W. N OF 20N 135W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 30N138W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 21N134W 1012 MB. FROM 20N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 
125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL.

.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 09N84W TO 03N90W TO 05N101W. ITCZ 05N101W TO 
07N120W 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 09N TO 
15N BETWEEN 114W AND 117W.

$$
.FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.