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FZPN03 KNHC 142145
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU FEB 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 16.

.WARNINGS.

.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 07N TO 16N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 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. 

.06 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING GULF 
OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC THU FEB 14...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM 08N82W TO LOW PRES NEAR 
06N96.5W 1011 MB TO 07N113W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO 
ITCZ...CONTINUING ON TO 05N127W TO 06N132W TO 06N140W. ISOLATED 
TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG NOTED WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH 
BETWEEN 82W AND 88W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG NOTED WITHIN 
300 NM N OF ITCZ AXIS BETWEEN 124W AND 136W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.