000
FZPN03 KNHC 021514
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SAT FEB 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 04.

.WARNINGS.

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

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 
FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N98W...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 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 13N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 94W AND 
100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.COLD FRONT 30N138W TO 24N140W. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE 30N130W TO 
20N133W TO 10N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 27N128W TO 
BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 20N138W 1009 MB TO 13N137W. FROM 22N TO 28N  
W OF 130W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 30N117W TO 20N120W TO 05N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 26N135W TO LOW PRES NEAR 18N137W 1011 
MB TO 10N137W. FROM 18N TO 25N W OF 128W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 25N112W TO 
10N118W TO 02N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 
SWELL.

.FROM 08N TO 15N BETWEEN 118W AND 127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH ABOVE. 

.WITHIN 90 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.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11N86W 
TO 09N90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
LITTLE CHANGE.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC SAT FEB 02...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH 09N84W TO 04N90W TO 04N101W. THE ITCZ EXTENDS 
FROM 04N101W TO LOW PRES NEAR 09N122W 1010 MB TO 06N140W. NO 
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.