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FZPN03 KNHC 020304
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SAT FEB 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 
40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 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 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 105W 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 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N96W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 94W TO 100W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.COLD FRONT JUST W OF AREA. W OF A LINE FROM 30N137W TO 20N140W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N138W TO 
23N140W. 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 17N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 28N128W TO 
LOW PRES NEAR 20N134W 1010 MB TO 12N136W. N OF 20N E OF TROUGH 
TO 128W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N124W TO 06N140W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW HALF.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 26N136W TO LOW PRES NEAR 19N137W 
1009 MB TO 10N137W. FROM 20N TO 29N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN 
MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 
30N118W TO 10N123W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

.TROUGH FROM 14N124W TO 10N124W TO 05N130W. S OF 14N W OF TROUGH 
TO 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 14N W OF A LINE FROM 14N125W TO 07N125W TO 00N135W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. FROM 09N TO 14N BETWEEN 
120W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND 
NW SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W TO 10N88W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
8 FT. FROM 07N TO 11N BETWEEN 88W AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 
11N86W TO 09N92W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 92W 
AND 94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT FEB 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 00N80W TO 02N83W THEN RESUMES FROM 
10N84W TO 03N99W. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS 
EXTENDS FROM 03N99W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N120W 1009 MB TO 04N140W. 
NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.