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FZPN03 KNHC 150938
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1030 UTC FRI FEB 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI FEB 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT FEB 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN FEB 17.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.30 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 8 TO 10 FT.
.42 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 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12.5N97W N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 
16N95W TO 15N95W TO 12N97W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W 
TO 12N100W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.30 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 45 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14N95W TO 11N100W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 120 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 11N101W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

.FROM 04N TO 14N W OF 130W AND FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 120W AND 
130W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT MAINLY IN NE 
SWELL. FROM 17N TO 22N W OF 137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TI 25 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 30N140W TO 10N110W TO 
00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 07N TO 20N W OF 125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT MAINLY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 
FROM 30N130W TO 10N116W TO 00N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 25N W OF 135W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N AND IN NE SWELL S OF 
16N. ELSEWHERE W OF 126W N OF LINE FROM 10N125W TO 03N140W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N AND MAINLY 
IN NE SWELL S OF 16N.

.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 9 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 89W...INCLUDING THE GULF 
OF PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

CONVECTION VALID AT 0700 UTC FRI FEB 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH AXIS FROM 07N92W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES 08N97W TO 
04N101W. ITCZ AXIS FROM 04N101W TO 08N112W TO 04N140W. ISOLATED 
MODERATE WITHIN 630 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 128W AND 132W. 

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.