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FZPN03 KNHC 141522
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC THU FEB 14 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
12 FT WITH MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 20N TO 30N W OF 130W AND 
ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 20N W OF 110W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 13N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 
30N W OF 135W AND ELSEWHERE FROM 03N TO 22N W OF 115W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 13N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. FROM 18N TO 30N W OF 132W 
AND ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA S OF 26N AND ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 110W NW 
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 23N. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 25N TO 30N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC 
WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC THU FEB 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS 06N77W TO 08N88W TO 06N108W. ITCZ AXIS 
06N108W TO 08N115W TO 05N128W TO 08N136W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM LINE 07N127W TO 10N134W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.