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FZPN03 KNHC 011518
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI FEB 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 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 11 TO 14 FT.
.24 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 08N TO 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 101W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 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 TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 90W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 11N86W TO 09N91W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 11N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 100W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 78.5W AND 81W...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.

.FROM 06N TO 15N BETWEEN 115W AND 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 130W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.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.

.12 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT NEAR 30N140W. W OF LINE FROM 
30N135W TO 16N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N140W. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 26N140W. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 
LINE FROM 30N128W TO 20N132W TO 11N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. LOW PRES NEAR 20N135W 
1010 MB. TROUGH FROM 24N135W TO LOW CENTER. FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. FROM 15N TO 
20N BETWEEN 123W AND 130W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N116W TO 
20N120W TO 10N125W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC FRI FEB 01...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 08N83W TO 03N90W TO 03N97. ITCZ 
CONTINUES FROM 03N97W TO 05N108W TO 08N117W 03N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.