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FZPN03 KNHC 032128
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC SUN FEB 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN FEB 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 05.

.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 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS BELOW GALE FORCE. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 
LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N98W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
FROM 06N TO 10N BETWEEN 94W AND 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.LOW PRES NEAR 18N139W 1011 MB. TROUGH FROM LOW TO 15N135W TO 
09N140W. WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 29N140W TO 29N130W TO 24N130W 
TO 21N140W TO 29N140W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 
FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 140W. 
WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY 20N136W TO 20N131W TO 18N130W TO 
18N127W TO 14N127W TO 14N131W TO 20N136W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED E WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 30N118W TO 10N120W TO 00N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. TROUGH FROM 20N135W TO 
10N140W. FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 128W AND 135W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF A LINE FROM 25N112W 
TO 00N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH W OF AREA. FROM 18N TO 24N W OF 137W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 20N BETWEEN 116W 
AND 125W AND FROM 04N TO 13N W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 FT IN NW SWELL.

.WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE 11N86W TO 09N90W...INCLUDING 
THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN FEB 03...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
THE MONSOON TROUGH IS ALONG 02N79W TO 05N91W TO 04N104W. THE 
INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 04N104W TO 
05N120W TO 09N130W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.